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Alachlor (Lasso)

Aloha Gardens Utilities

NOTE: Aloha Gardens Utilities purchases water from PCUD-Pasco County Regional Public Water System which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by PCUD-Pasco County Regional Public Water System.

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

 

17

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
2020ND20ND
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

NOTE: Aloha Gardens Utilities purchases water from PCUD-Pasco County Regional Public Water System which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by PCUD-Pasco County Regional Public Water System.

Date Result
2020-01-06ND
2020-01-06ND
2020-01-06ND
2020-01-07ND
2020-01-07ND
2020-01-07ND
2020-04-14ND
2020-04-14ND
2020-04-15ND
2020-04-15ND
2020-04-15ND
2023-02-23ND
2023-02-27ND
2023-02-28ND
2023-03-06ND
2023-03-13ND
2023-03-20ND