Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Black Bear Farms

NOTE: Black Bear Farms purchases water from Garfield Charter Township which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Garfield Charter Township.

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

 

0

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
2022ND10ND
2023N/A00N/A

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: Black Bear Farms purchases water from Garfield Charter Township which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Garfield Charter Township.

Date Lab ID Result