Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Solomon, City of

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND50ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2022-04-182238769ND
2022-04-182238770ND
2022-05-312267410ND
2022-07-052295015ND
2022-11-292404814ND
2023-01-102430813ND
2023-04-112482156ND
2023-07-172537742ND
2023-10-102589844ND