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Alachlor (Lasso)

Newtown Artesian Water Company

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

 

14

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
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
2020-05-0122195219.00ND
2020-05-0122195248.00ND
2020-05-0122195277.00ND
2020-05-0822393315.00ND
2020-05-0822393344.00ND
2020-07-0622587711.00ND
2020-07-0622587740.00ND
2020-07-0622587769.00ND
2020-07-0722587798.00ND
2020-07-0722587827.00ND
2023-04-0328681848.00ND
2023-04-0328681822.00ND
2023-07-0529283037.00ND
2023-07-0629283009.00ND