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Alachlor (Lasso)

City of Pocatello

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

 

34

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND160ND
2020ND170ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-02SI80502301ND
2019-10-08SI91008801ND
2019-10-08SI91009208ND
2019-10-08SI91009207ND
2019-10-08SI91009206ND
2019-10-08SI91009205ND
2019-10-08SI91009204ND
2019-10-08SI91009203ND
2019-10-08SI91009202ND
2019-10-08SI91009201ND
2019-10-08SI91008808ND
2019-10-08SI91008807ND
2019-10-08SI91008806ND
2019-10-08SI91008805ND
2019-10-08SI91008804ND
2019-10-08SI91008803ND
2019-10-08SI91008802ND
2020-05-11SI00507316ND
2020-05-11SI00507315ND
2020-05-11SI00507314ND
2020-05-11SI00507313ND
2020-05-11SI00507312ND
2020-05-11SI00507311ND
2020-05-11SI00507310ND
2020-05-11SI00507309ND
2020-05-11SI00507308ND
2020-05-11SI00507307ND
2020-05-11SI00507306ND
2020-05-11SI00507305ND
2020-05-11SI00507304ND
2020-05-11SI00507303ND
2020-05-11SI00507302ND
2020-05-11SI00507301ND
2020-06-09SI00614401ND