Alachlor (Lasso)
Farmington
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 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2015 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2016 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2017 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2018 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2019 | ND | 14 | 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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2019-01-23 | AD38239 | ND |
2019-01-23 | AD38241 | ND |
2019-01-23 | AD38242 | ND |
2019-01-23 | AD38236 | ND |
2019-01-23 | AD38237 | ND |
2019-01-23 | AD38238 | ND |
2019-01-23 | AD38240 | ND |
2019-01-23 | AD38244 | ND |
2019-01-23 | AD38245 | ND |
2019-01-23 | AD38246 | ND |
2019-01-23 | AD38247 | ND |
2019-01-23 | AD38248 | ND |
2019-01-23 | AD38249 | ND |
2019-01-23 | AD38250 | ND |