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Alachlor (Lasso)

Cherokee County Rural Water District 9

NOTE: Cherokee County Rural Water District 9 purchases water from Baxter Springs, City of which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Baxter Springs, City of.

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
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
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

NOTE: Cherokee County Rural Water District 9 purchases water from Baxter Springs, City of which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Baxter Springs, City of.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-07966632ND
2019-05-131157312ND
2020-05-111374344ND
2021-05-041830133ND
2022-05-022247416ND
2023-05-092498044ND