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Alachlor (Lasso)

Somers Consolidated Water District #1

NOTE: Somers Consolidated Water District #1 purchases water from Yorktown Consoldated Water District #1 which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Yorktown Consoldated Water District #1.

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

 

0

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
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND40ND

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

NOTE: Somers Consolidated Water District #1 purchases water from Yorktown Consoldated Water District #1 which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Yorktown Consoldated Water District #1.

Date Lab ID Result