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Alachlor (Lasso)

Paxico, City of

NOTE: Paxico, City of purchases water from Wabaunsee County Rural Water District 2 which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Wabaunsee County Rural Water District 2.

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

 

2

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
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
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: Paxico, City of purchases water from Wabaunsee County Rural Water District 2 which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Wabaunsee County Rural Water District 2.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-08-241506157ND
2023-04-262489009ND