Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Gateway Regional Water Company

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
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-01-168012556-01ND
2018-04-178043263-01ND
2019-01-089011557-01ND
2019-04-099042431-01ND
2020-04-080041977-01ND
2021-04-07ED01603-01ND
2021-07-20EG04250-01ND
2022-05-03FE00691-01ND
2023-06-12GF02364-01ND