Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Pilot Mountain, Town of

NOTE: Pilot Mountain, Town of purchases water from City of Mount Airy which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by City of Mount Airy.

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

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: Pilot Mountain, Town of purchases water from City of Mount Airy which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by City of Mount Airy.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-01-2877782-04ND
2020-01-2877782-08ND
2020-04-2181212-01ND
2020-04-2181213-01ND
2023-02-0737729_23-06122ND
2023-02-0737729_23-06123ND
2023-05-2337729_23-26515ND
2023-06-1437729_23-30929ND