Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Harrison Ridge Subdivision

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
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND30ND
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
2019-08-208303-082019-E01SND
2019-08-208303-082019-E02SND
2022-08-168303-081622-E01SND
2022-08-178303-081722-E02SND
2022-11-168303-111622-E01SND
2023-02-098303-020923-E01SND
2023-06-2137729_23-32417ND
2023-09-148303-091423-E01SND