Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Slippery Rock Municipal Authority

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
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
2018-03-152302800001ND
2018-06-212322849001ND
2018-09-272341473001ND
2018-12-128122985-01ND
2020-04-0922126566.00ND
2020-04-0922126596.00ND
2020-07-0922709970.00ND
2020-08-1922906862.00ND
2023-05-0429011980.00ND
2023-05-0429011981.00ND
2023-08-1029609029.00ND
2023-08-1029609058.00ND