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Alachlor (Lasso)

Minnetonka

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
2020ND80ND
2021ND40ND
2022N/A00N/A
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
2018-07-2318G1394-03ND
2018-11-0818K0448-01ND
2020-07-3020G2379-02ND
2020-07-3020G2379-03ND
2020-07-3020G2379-04ND
2020-07-3020G2382-04ND
2020-11-1620K0637-01ND
2020-11-1620K0637-02ND
2020-11-1620K0637-03ND
2020-11-1620K0637-04ND
2021-08-0421H0235-02ND
2021-08-0421H0235-03ND
2021-11-1021K0694-01ND
2021-11-1021K0694-02ND