Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Avion Water Company - Greater Avion

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

 

9

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
2021ND80ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND10ND

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
2021-05-182133881-SND
2021-05-182133902-SND
2021-05-242135371-SND
2021-05-242135368-SND
2021-05-252135558-SND
2021-05-252135557-SND
2021-08-302162790-SND
2021-08-302162787-SND
2023-05-1623-28420-SND