Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Salem Heights Estate

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

 

11

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
2019ND80ND
2020ND30ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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
2019-02-25L7107165-1ND
2019-02-257080782001ND
2019-05-217090595001ND
2019-06-183041711001ND
2019-08-193053666001ND
2019-08-1970102216001ND
2019-11-203071686001ND
2019-11-2070112896001ND
2020-05-1122254490.00ND
2020-09-2323035348.00ND
2020-12-0723571103.00ND