Alachlor (Lasso)
Public Wholesale WSD 13
Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2015 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2017 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2018 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2019 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
ppb = parts per billion
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
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 |
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2014-06-10 | 127574 | ND |
2015-06-09 | 346604 | ND |
2016-06-14 | 564571 | ND |
2017-06-13 | 777957 | ND |
2018-06-13 | 988033 | ND |
2019-05-22 | 1174604 | ND |
2019-09-18 | 1243898 | ND |
2019-12-17 | 1291544 | ND |