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Alachlor (Lasso)

Raintree S/d

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-30CA18051-01ND
2018-05-31CB04178-01ND
2018-08-15CB09282-01ND
2020-02-26CC21638-01ND
2021-07-29CE08206-01ND
2021-10-28CE13608-01ND
2022-09-27CF08184-01ND
2023-03-01752-3879-1ND
2023-08-03752-10149-1ND