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Alachlor (Lasso)

Bentley, City of

NOTE: Bentley, City of purchases water from City of Wichita which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by City of Wichita.

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: Bentley, City of purchases water from City of Wichita which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by City of Wichita.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-25993987ND
2019-06-101184837ND
2020-06-221413415ND
2021-06-211864862ND
2022-05-162259987ND
2023-05-222505418ND