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Alachlor (Lasso)

Paw Blue Mountain Division

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

 

21

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
2019ND10ND
2020ND100ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
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
2019-07-1645238801ND
2020-04-2222086525.00ND
2020-04-2922278269.00ND
2020-04-2922278340.00ND
2020-05-1122278398.00ND
2020-05-1122278369.00ND
2020-07-2022668151.00ND
2020-07-2022668122.00ND
2020-08-1722861732.00ND
2020-08-1722861674.00ND
2020-08-1722861703.00ND
2023-04-1028766847.00ND
2023-04-1028766812.00ND
2023-04-1128766789.00ND
2023-04-1128766672.00ND
2023-06-0729172418.00ND
2023-07-1229363507.00ND
2023-07-1229363459.00ND
2023-07-2429363569.00ND
2023-07-2429363534.00ND
2023-07-2429363488.00ND