Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Schuylkill County. Municipal Authority

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
2020-04-2922281747.00ND
2020-04-2922281718.00ND
2020-04-2922281805.00ND
2020-04-2922281776.00ND
2020-07-2922864914.00ND
2020-07-2922864885.00ND
2020-07-2922864856.00ND
2020-08-0622864955.00ND
2023-05-0829175447.00ND
2023-05-0929175448.00ND
2023-05-1029175450.00ND
2023-05-1129175449.00ND
2023-08-0329762950.00ND
2023-08-0429762949.00ND
2023-08-0929763049.00ND
2023-08-0929763050.00ND