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Alachlor (Lasso)

Aqua Pa Water Co. Honesdale

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

 

16

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
2020ND80ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND80ND

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
2020-04-1622060025.00ND
2020-04-1622059946.00ND
2020-04-1622060005.00ND
2020-05-0522252452.00ND
2020-07-0922642911.00ND
2020-07-0922642875.00ND
2020-07-0922642839.00ND
2020-08-2522834879.00ND
2023-04-2028740234.00ND
2023-04-2028740144.00ND
2023-04-2028740205.00ND
2023-04-2028740174.00ND
2023-07-2029337205.00ND
2023-07-2029337277.00ND
2023-07-2029337477.00ND
2023-07-2029337241.00ND