Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

The Village of Bald Head Island

NOTE: The Village of Bald Head Island purchases water from Brunswick County Water System which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Brunswick County Water System.

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

 

5

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
2020ND30ND
2021ND20ND
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

NOTE: The Village of Bald Head Island purchases water from Brunswick County Water System which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Brunswick County Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-01-277719-012720-E02SND
2020-09-1037729_20-39322ND
2020-10-267719-102620-E02SND
2021-03-0837729_21-09557ND
2021-06-0337729_21-22394ND