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Alachlor (Lasso)

Pawc Pocono District

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

 

36

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
2020ND180ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND180ND

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
2020-04-1622047142.00ND
2020-04-2722047200.00ND
2020-04-2722047171.00ND
2020-04-2922239143.00ND
2020-04-2922239114.00ND
2020-04-2922239056.00ND
2020-05-0422239085.00ND
2020-05-0422239027.00ND
2020-05-0522239172.00ND
2020-07-0822631001.00ND
2020-07-0822630856.00ND
2020-07-0822630972.00ND
2020-07-1322630798.00ND
2020-07-1322630827.00ND
2020-07-1322630769.00ND
2020-07-1422630943.00ND
2020-07-1422630914.00ND
2020-07-1422630885.00ND
2023-05-1028925579.00ND
2023-05-1028925492.00ND
2023-05-1028925724.00ND
2023-05-1028925695.00ND
2023-05-1028925666.00ND
2023-05-1028925521.00ND
2023-05-1028925637.00ND
2023-05-1028925608.00ND
2023-05-1028925550.00ND
2023-07-1929324794.00ND
2023-07-1929324765.00ND
2023-07-1929324649.00ND
2023-07-1929324808.00ND
2023-07-1929324678.00ND
2023-07-1929324620.00ND
2023-07-1929324837.00ND
2023-07-1929324736.00ND
2023-07-1929324707.00ND