Alachlor (Lasso)
Bowling Green City
Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.
19
Samples
0
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
0
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2014 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
| 2015 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
| 2016 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
| 2017 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
| 2018 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
| 2019 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
ppb = parts per billion
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-01 | 040414004 | ND |
| 2014-05-28 | 053014044 | ND |
| 2014-06-13 | 061714038 | ND |
| 2015-04-20 | 042815078 | ND |
| 2015-05-05 | 051315033 | ND |
| 2015-06-05 | 061015107 | ND |
| 2016-04-14 | 042116034 | ND |
| 2016-05-11 | 051916040 | ND |
| 2016-06-06 | 060816107 | ND |
| 2017-04-06 | 041117034 | ND |
| 2017-05-09 | 051217008 | ND |
| 2017-06-22 | 062817038 | ND |
| 2018-04-20 | 042418050 | ND |
| 2018-05-09 | 051518032 | ND |
| 2018-05-09 | 051518055 | ND |
| 2018-06-11 | 061318048 | ND |
| 2019-04-09 | 19-17063-01 | ND |
| 2019-05-07 | 19-19098-01 | ND |
| 2019-06-04 | 19-21273-01 | ND |