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Alachlor (Lasso)

Coon Rapids

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

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND100ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-1518E1223-01ND
2018-05-1518E1223-02ND
2020-06-2320F1888-01ND
2020-06-2320F1888-02ND
2020-06-2320F1889-02ND
2020-06-2320F1889-03ND
2020-06-2320F1889-04ND
2020-08-2020H1626-01ND
2020-08-2020H1626-02ND
2020-08-2020H1631-01ND
2020-08-2020H1633-01ND
2020-08-2020H1633-04ND
2022-04-2222D1306-01ND
2022-07-2722G1939-01ND