Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Mocksville, Town of

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

 

7

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
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND20ND
2022N/A00N/A
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
2018-07-118579-071118-100SND
2018-10-108579-101018-100SND
2018-12-19CB10744-01ND
2021-02-09CD17221-01ND
2021-05-04CE04362-01ND
2023-07-11752-9220-1ND
2023-10-03752-12245-1ND