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Alachlor (Lasso)

Sauk

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
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-08-211808H81-001BND
2018-11-061811449-001BND
2018-11-061811449-003BND
2019-01-221901C92-001BND
2021-08-032108168-001BND
2022-02-222202H58-001BND
2023-04-182304450-001BND
2023-04-182304450-002BND
2023-07-182307C20-001BND