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Alachlor (Lasso)

Sunrise Water Authority

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

 

18

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
2020ND100ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND80ND

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
2020-08-242055477-SND
2020-08-242055475-SND
2020-08-242055480-SND
2020-08-252056018-SND
2020-08-252056015-SND
2020-11-102076506-SND
2020-11-102076508-SND
2020-11-102076510-SND
2020-11-102076541-SND
2020-11-102076542-SND
2023-07-313212011-02-SND
2023-08-023214027-01-SND
2023-08-023214027-02-SND
2023-08-303242016-01-SND
2023-10-313304008-03-SND
2023-10-313304008-01-SND
2023-10-313304008-02-SND
2023-10-313304008-04-SND