Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Paxton, Village of

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

 

10

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
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND40ND
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
2020-12-07703349ND
2020-12-07703350ND
2021-02-02718060ND
2021-10-04763975ND
2022-01-10778718ND
2022-04-04791683ND
2022-09-28824758ND
2022-10-03828214ND
2023-10-16890930ND
2023-10-30890931ND