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Alachlor (Lasso)

Carthage

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
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
2018-06-0440264301ND
2019-04-0743308601ND
2020-04-192003G77-001AND
2020-05-182005E75-001BND
2021-07-212107L69-001AND
2021-10-122110D72-001BND
2022-04-262204M85-001BND
2022-07-062207405-001BND
2022-11-18FK04344-01ND
2023-01-12GA02520-01ND
2023-05-05GE01478-01ND
2023-06-29GF05436-01ND