Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Collins/gowanda Correctional Facilities

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

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-03-05480-132297-1SOCND
2019-08-13EHS1900040899-SR-1SOND
2020-08-12480-173768-1SOCND
2022-03-16EHS2200013114-SR-3S2ND
2022-05-04EHS2200013114-SR-3ND
2023-11-2970279336001ND