Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Woodridge Village

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

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
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
2018-05-01SOCS EHS1800018630ND
2019-08-15SOCS J9H1236-01ND
2019-08-15SOCS J9H1234-01ND
2022-02-07SOCS S0102076ND
2022-02-08SOCS S0102081ND
2023-11-01SOCS EHSS2300064397ND
2023-11-01SOCS EHS2300064396ND