Alachlor (Lasso)
Garden City PWS
Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2014 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
2015 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 5 | 0 | ND |
2017 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
2018 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
2019 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
ppb = parts per billion
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
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 |
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2014-02-18 | AC18923 | ND |
2014-05-21 | AC23676 | ND |
2014-08-13 | AC32460 | ND |
2014-11-18 | AC38673 | ND |
2015-02-19 | AC42489 | ND |
2015-05-18 | AC47046 | ND |
2015-08-25 | AC58017 | ND |
2015-11-30 | AC63192 | ND |
2016-02-17 | AC66865 | ND |
2016-05-16 | AC72547 | ND |
2016-06-20 | AC75674 | ND |
2016-08-17 | AC82226 | ND |
2016-11-21 | AC87728 | ND |
2017-02-14 | AC91315 | ND |
2017-05-22 | AC96257 | ND |
2017-08-22 | AD04031 | ND |
2017-11-29 | AD09842 | ND |
2018-02-12 | AD14795 | ND |
2018-05-09 | AD20798 | ND |
2018-08-15 | AD31572 | ND |
2018-11-14 | AD36081 | ND |
2019-02-25 | AD39883 | ND |
2019-05-22 | AD47765 | ND |
2019-08-28 | AD54357 | ND |
2019-11-20 | AD58382 | ND |