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Alachlor (Lasso)

Hamburg Municipal Water&sewer Authority

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

 

17

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
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND30ND
2023ND100ND

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
2020-05-2722458774.00ND
2020-05-2722458773.00ND
2020-08-1923039266.00ND
2020-08-1923039265.00ND
2022-03-0926327208.00ND
2022-03-1626327128.00ND
2022-03-2326327180.00ND
2023-05-1729152700.00ND
2023-05-1729152698.00ND
2023-05-2329152701.00ND
2023-05-2329152697.00ND
2023-05-2429152699.00ND
2023-07-1129343858.00ND
2023-07-1229343857.00ND
2023-07-1729542166.00ND
2023-07-1829542167.00ND
2023-09-1229742178.00ND