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Alachlor (Lasso)

Connecticut Water Company - Hebron Center Division

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

 

11

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
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND20ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

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
2019-02-11SOC 200521212ND
2021-08-31300067011 300067016ND
2021-10-25S300088197 300088199ND
2022-01-13CK16252ND
2022-04-21CL13693ND
2022-07-07CL72298ND
2022-10-18CM65670ND
2023-01-12CN22970ND
2023-04-17CN85300ND
2023-08-15CO75343ND
2023-10-17CP28041ND