Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Braxton Hills/simmons Heights

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
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
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
2018-02-12CA17828-01ND
2020-03-03CC18897-01ND
2020-03-03CC18900-01ND
2021-01-13CD17933-01ND
2022-03-16CE16922-01ND
2023-03-1637729_23-13381ND
2023-03-1637729_23-13382ND