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Alachlor (Lasso)

Cecilia Water Corporation

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

 

20

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
2019ND60ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2019-02-1835449808002ND
2019-02-1835449808003ND
2019-02-1835449808001ND
2019-02-1835449808002ND
2019-02-1835449808003ND
2019-02-1835449808001ND
2020-09-2835581253002ND
2020-09-2835581253003ND
2020-12-0735597474003ND
2020-12-0735597474004ND
2021-02-0135608904004ND
2021-02-0135608904003ND
2021-05-0335630992003ND
2021-05-0335630992004ND
2022-01-3135694190001ND
2022-01-3135694190002ND
2022-01-3135694190003ND
2023-02-1335779756005ND
2023-11-0635840310001ND
2023-11-0635840310002ND