Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Turner Farms V Master System

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
2021ND30ND
2022ND10ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-04-06CB03570-03ND
2018-04-24CB06085-01ND
2018-04-27CB06090-01ND
2021-04-22CE02918-02ND
2021-04-22CE02918-03ND
2021-04-27CE06210-01ND
2022-01-12CE18009-01ND