Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Snow Creek Heights Water System

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
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
2018-02-01CA18060-01ND
2018-11-01CB14001-01ND
2018-11-01CB14001-02ND
2019-10-10CC14485-01ND
2020-10-22CD14853-01ND
2021-11-04CE13152-01ND
2021-11-04CE13152-02ND
2022-10-27CF13064-01ND