Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Elgin Public Water Supply

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

 

30

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
2019ND40ND
2020ND90ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND60ND

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
2019-12-10SDWA-1438615-00ND
2019-12-10SDWA-1438616-00ND
2019-12-11SDWA-1438618-00ND
2019-12-11SDWA-1438617-00ND
2020-04-28SDWA-1458595-00ND
2020-04-29SDWA-1458592-00ND
2020-04-29SDWA-1458594-00ND
2020-09-08SDWA-1515792-00ND
2020-09-08SDWA-1515793-00ND
2020-09-08SDWA-1515794-00ND
2020-09-08SDWA-1515795-00ND
2020-10-29SDWA-1531266-00ND
2020-10-29SDWA-1531267-00ND
2021-10-12SDWA-1604993-00ND
2021-10-12SDWA-1604992-00ND
2021-10-12SDWA-1604991-00ND
2022-02-16SDWA-1669867-00ND
2022-02-16SDWA-1669886-00ND
2022-02-16SDWA-1669902-00ND
2022-05-11SDWA-1689093-00ND
2022-05-11SDWA-1689112-00ND
2022-05-11SDWA-1689144-00ND
2022-07-26SDWA-1715712-00ND
2022-12-06SDWA-1747275-00ND
2023-04-25SDWA-1794487-00ND
2023-04-25SDWA-1794488-00ND
2023-04-25SDWA-1794497-00ND
2023-06-14SDWA-1801949-00ND
2023-12-27SDWA-1854542-00ND
2023-12-27SDWA-1854558-00ND