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Alachlor (Lasso)

Warrington Twp Water&sew Dept

NOTE: Warrington Twp Water&sew Dept purchases water from North Wales Water Authority which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by North Wales Water Authority.

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

 

38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND70ND

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

NOTE: Warrington Twp Water&sew Dept purchases water from North Wales Water Authority which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by North Wales Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-092308183001ND
2019-04-089043206-01ND
2020-04-0122025490.00ND
2020-04-2022026185.00ND
2020-04-2022026095.00ND
2020-04-2022026155.00ND
2020-04-2022026125.00ND
2020-04-2722217286.00ND
2020-04-2722217316.00ND
2020-04-2722217403.00ND
2020-04-2722217376.00ND
2020-04-2722217346.00ND
2020-07-0622609713.00ND
2020-07-2722801123.00ND
2020-07-2722801154.00ND
2020-07-2722801191.00ND
2020-07-2722801093.00ND
2020-07-2722801214.00ND
2020-08-3123001487.00ND
2020-08-3123001515.00ND
2020-08-3123001459.00ND
2020-08-3123001431.00ND
2021-04-0724250228.00ND
2022-04-0426466010.00ND
2023-04-0328704996.00ND
2023-04-0328704998.00ND
2023-04-0328704995.00ND
2023-04-0328704994.00ND
2023-04-0328704997.00ND
2023-05-1028902337.00ND
2023-06-0529110389.00ND
2023-07-1029304373.00ND
2023-07-1029304379.00ND
2023-07-1029304376.00ND
2023-07-1029304374.00ND
2023-07-1129304377.00ND
2023-07-1129304378.00ND
2023-07-1129304375.00ND