Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Garden Heights Subdivision Water System

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
2018ND40ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND20ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND20ND

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
2018-02-2335377130001ND
2018-02-2335377130002ND
2018-02-2335377130001ND
2018-02-2335377130002ND
2021-01-2535607350004ND
2021-01-2535607350005ND
2023-11-0635840318001ND
2023-11-0635840318002ND