Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Tobyhanna Army Depot

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

 

8

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
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND20ND

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
2020-04-2822046610.00ND
2021-12-1725785826.00ND
2022-02-2226137781.00ND
2022-06-1427060908.00ND
2022-09-2027663154.00ND
2022-11-0827844720.00ND
2023-06-2029131085.00ND
2023-07-2529324003.00ND