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Alachlor (Lasso)

Shakopee

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

 

50

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND210ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND100ND
2021ND80ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND70ND

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
2018-06-2218F1696-02ND
2018-06-2218F1696-01ND
2018-09-2618I1550-03ND
2018-09-2618I1546-01ND
2018-09-2618I1546-02ND
2018-09-2618I1546-03ND
2018-09-2618I1546-04ND
2018-09-2618I1550-02ND
2018-09-2618I1548-01ND
2018-09-2618I1548-02ND
2018-09-2818I1547-01ND
2018-09-2818I1545-01ND
2018-09-2818I1544-01ND
2018-12-1018L0355-01ND
2018-12-1018L0358-02ND
2018-12-1018L0358-01ND
2018-12-1018L0357-03ND
2018-12-1018L0357-02ND
2018-12-1018L0357-01ND
2018-12-1018L0355-03ND
2018-12-1018L0355-02ND
2019-03-0819C0360-01ND
2019-05-0919E0750-01ND
2019-05-0919E0750-02ND
2019-08-2819H2525-03ND
2020-08-0620H0434-01ND
2020-08-0620H0434-04ND
2020-08-0620H0434-02ND
2020-08-0620H0434-03ND
2020-11-0920K0446-02ND
2020-11-0920K0446-03ND
2020-11-0920K0446-04ND
2020-11-0920K0448-01ND
2020-11-0920K0448-04ND
2020-12-2220L0730-01ND
2021-02-2421B1309-01ND
2021-02-2421B1309-02ND
2021-09-0821I0354-03ND
2021-09-0821I0354-02ND
2021-10-1121J0482-01ND
2021-10-1121J0482-02ND
2021-10-1121J0482-04ND
2021-10-1121J0482-05ND
2023-08-1623H1871-01ND
2023-08-1623H1871-02ND
2023-08-1623H1871-03ND
2023-10-1123J0566-01ND
2023-10-1123J0566-02ND
2023-10-1123J0566-03ND
2023-10-1123J0566-04ND