Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Telford Borough Authority

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

 

30

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
2020ND190ND
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND100ND

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
2020-03-0321850263.00ND
2020-03-0321850204.00ND
2020-03-0321850234.00ND
2020-03-0321850174.00ND
2020-06-0122419239.00ND
2020-06-0122419359.00ND
2020-06-0122419266.00ND
2020-06-0122419329.00ND
2020-06-0122419299.00ND
2020-08-2423002180.00ND
2020-08-2423002300.00ND
2020-08-2423002210.00ND
2020-08-2423002240.00ND
2020-09-1423002270.00ND
2020-10-1223185475.00ND
2020-10-1223185415.00ND
2020-10-1223185445.00ND
2020-10-1223185385.00ND
2020-12-0123540105.00ND
2021-01-1323715286.00ND
2023-05-0328902877.00ND
2023-05-0328902874.00ND
2023-05-0328902876.00ND
2023-05-0328902875.00ND
2023-05-1728902936.00ND
2023-08-0229500087.00ND
2023-08-0229500089.00ND
2023-08-0229500088.00ND
2023-08-0229500090.00ND
2023-08-0229500086.00ND