Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Hazardville Water Company

Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND120ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 2 ppb

The legal limit for alachlor, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-05-19CF98410ND
2020-05-19CF98413ND
2020-05-19CF98414ND
2020-05-20CF98411ND
2020-05-20CF98408ND
2020-05-20CF98409ND
2020-12-15CH32273ND
2020-12-15CH32270ND
2020-12-15CH32272ND
2020-12-15CH32275ND
2020-12-15CH32271ND
2020-12-15CH32276ND
2023-02-28CN51115ND
2023-09-12CO95278ND