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Alachlor (Lasso)

Eugene Water & Electric Board

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

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND70ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND30ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-06180223101A-SND
2018-05-09180543001A-SND
2018-08-01180809401A-SND
2018-11-07201811080534-SND
2019-02-04201902050084-SND
2019-05-13201905140039-SND
2019-08-05201908060215-SND
2019-11-04201911051086-SND
2020-02-03202002040124-SND
2020-08-03202008040087-SND
2020-09-10202009110103-SND
2020-09-14202009150221-SND
2020-09-21202009220096-SND
2020-11-03202011040128-SND
2020-11-16202011170113-SND
2021-02-02202102030239-SND
2021-05-10202105110438-SND
2021-08-02202108030522-SND
2021-11-01202111020067-SND
2022-02-02202202040410-SND
2022-08-0122080056-01A-SND
2022-11-0722110349-01A-SND
2023-02-0623020244-01A-SND
2023-05-0823050406-01A-SND
2023-08-01380-57291-1-SND
2023-11-06380-69947-1-SND