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Alachlor (Lasso)

Paw Penn District

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

 

31

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND150ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND140ND

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
2019-07-1545716201ND
2019-10-3143999701ND
2020-04-0622069242.00ND
2020-04-0622069213.00ND
2020-04-0822069373.00ND
2020-04-0822069431.00ND
2020-04-1422069344.00ND
2020-04-1622069460.00ND
2020-04-1622069402.00ND
2020-05-0622261470.00ND
2020-07-0122652294.00ND
2020-07-0122652265.00ND
2020-07-0122652381.00ND
2020-07-0922652207.00ND
2020-07-0922652236.00ND
2020-07-0922652323.00ND
2020-07-1322652352.00ND
2023-04-0628749329.00ND
2023-04-0628749462.00ND
2023-04-0628749431.00ND
2023-04-1328749416.00ND
2023-04-1328749387.00ND
2023-04-1328749358.00ND
2023-06-0729155703.00ND
2023-07-1329346836.00ND
2023-07-1329346859.00ND
2023-07-1329346807.00ND
2023-07-1329346893.00ND
2023-07-2029346778.00ND
2023-07-2029346749.00ND
2023-07-2029346720.00ND