Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Gibson Place Utilities

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

 

12

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
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND40ND
2023ND80ND

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 Result
2022-03-30ND
2022-05-12ND
2022-08-10ND
2022-11-16ND
2023-02-10ND
2023-03-02ND
2023-05-09ND
2023-05-09ND
2023-08-24ND
2023-08-24ND
2023-11-21ND
2023-11-21ND