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Alachlor (Lasso)

Lido-point Lookout Water District

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

 

14

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
2020ND50ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
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
2019-04-157085833003ND
2019-04-157085833004ND
2020-06-2970136295001ND
2020-07-2370139303003ND
2020-07-2370139303002ND
2020-07-2370139303001ND
2020-10-0870148840006ND
2021-02-2570163827001ND
2021-06-0370175546001ND
2022-02-1770204621002ND
2022-02-1770204621003ND
2022-02-1770204621004ND
2023-12-1270280671002ND
2023-12-1270280671001ND