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Alachlor (Lasso)

Eagle Water Company Inc

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

 

9

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
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND80ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2020-01-31S2004565ND
2022-01-26S2203922ND
2022-05-26S2225371ND
2022-05-26S2225370ND
2022-06-28S2230858ND
2022-07-26S2235891ND
2022-07-26S2235894ND
2022-07-26S2235893ND
2022-10-12S2251170ND