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Alachlor (Lasso)

Conyngham Water Company

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

 

10

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
2020ND50ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND50ND

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
2020-05-0522230892.00ND
2020-05-0522230920.00ND
2020-05-0522230976.00ND
2020-05-0522230948.00ND
2020-05-0522231004.00ND
2023-06-0829123440.00ND
2023-06-0829123463.00ND
2023-06-0829123486.00ND
2023-06-0829123509.00ND
2023-06-0829514148.00ND