Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Harbour Point S/d

NOTE: Harbour Point S/d purchases water from Town of Mooresville which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Mooresville.

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
2018ND60ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND90ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND150ND

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

NOTE: Harbour Point S/d purchases water from Town of Mooresville which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Mooresville.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-04-0880719-03ND
2020-04-0880720-03ND
2020-07-0884398-04ND
2020-07-0884399-06ND
2023-04-12752-5748-1ND
2023-04-12752-5748-2ND
2023-07-19752-9579-1ND
2023-07-19752-9579-2ND