Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Lawco Mansura

NOTE: Lawco Mansura purchases water from Avoyelles Water Commission which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Avoyelles Water Commission.

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

 

8

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
2021N/A00N/A
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: Lawco Mansura purchases water from Avoyelles Water Commission which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Avoyelles Water Commission.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-04-2135545472001ND
2020-04-2135545472002ND
2020-04-2135545472003ND
2020-04-2135545472004ND
2023-03-1535786782001ND
2023-03-1535786782002ND
2023-03-1535786782003ND
2023-03-1535786782004ND