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Alachlor (Lasso)

Woodward Resource Center

NOTE: Woodward Resource Center purchases water from Xenia Rural Water District (woodward) which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Xenia Rural Water District (woodward).

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

 

1

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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: Woodward Resource Center purchases water from Xenia Rural Water District (woodward) which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Xenia Rural Water District (woodward).

Date Lab ID Result
2019-07-241G92110-01ND