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Alachlor (Lasso)

West View Water Authority

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND60ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

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
2020-02-1821755812.00ND
2020-04-0722119907.00ND
2020-04-0722119937.00ND
2020-07-2222898325.00ND
2020-07-2222898355.00ND
2020-11-0923449023.00ND
2022-08-1527338612.00ND
2023-05-0229004463.00ND
2023-05-0229004464.00ND
2023-08-0129600668.00ND
2023-08-0129600669.00ND