Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Mount Auburn

NOTE: Mount Auburn purchases water from United Regional Water Coop which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by United Regional Water Coop.

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

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND40ND

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: Mount Auburn purchases water from United Regional Water Coop which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by United Regional Water Coop.

Date Lab ID Result
2022-11-2122K0595-01ND
2022-12-2022L0396-01ND
2023-01-2323A0380-01ND
2023-05-0423E0213-01ND
2023-08-23GH04944-01ND
2023-12-07GL01592-01ND