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Alachlor (Lasso)

Worthington

NOTE: Worthington purchases water from Lewis and Clark Regional Water System which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Lewis and Clark Regional Water System.

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

 

4

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
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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: Worthington purchases water from Lewis and Clark Regional Water System which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Lewis and Clark Regional Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-05-01ND
2019-07-22ND
2022-06-14228802ND
2022-08-08228802ND