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Alachlor (Lasso)

Lavale Sanitary Commission

NOTE: Lavale Sanitary Commission purchases water from City of Cumberland which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by City of Cumberland.

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

 

5

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
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: Lavale Sanitary Commission purchases water from City of Cumberland which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by City of Cumberland.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-18E18004538001ND
2018-07-30E19000294001ND
2019-04-109D12071_01ND
2021-06-15E21003721001ND
2023-05-25AXE5664_01ND