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Alachlor (Lasso)

Deerfield

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

 

15

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
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND40ND

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
2020-04-22ND
2020-05-20ND
2020-07-13ND
2020-10-12ND
2021-01-15ND
2021-04-07ND
2021-07-07ND
2021-10-06ND
2022-01-05ND
2022-04-06ND
2022-07-06ND
2023-01-06ND
2023-05-03ND
2023-07-05ND
2023-10-04ND