Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Aqua Pa Beech Mountain

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
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND30ND
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
2020-04-1622040989.00ND
2020-04-1622040955.00ND
2022-05-0426667184.00ND
2022-07-2727252700.00ND
2022-10-2728014855.00ND
2023-03-0228538875.00ND
2023-04-1328720387.00ND
2023-04-1328720327.00ND
2023-04-1328720357.00ND
2023-07-1229318927.00ND