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Alachlor (Lasso)

Carthage, Town of

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-04-047432-040418-EP1SND
2019-04-097432-040919-EP1SND
2019-08-137432-081319-EP1SND
2020-04-0737729_20-14355ND
2021-04-067432-040621-EP1SND
2022-01-117432-011122-EP1SND
2022-04-057432-040522-EP1SND
2022-07-127432-071222-EP1SND
2022-10-047432-100422-EP1SND
2023-01-037432-010323-EP1SND
2023-04-117432-041123-EP1SND
2023-09-057432-090523-EP1SND