Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Gettysburg Municipal Authority

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

 

29

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
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
2020-05-1222350032.00ND
2020-05-1222350002.00ND
2020-05-1222349945.00ND
2020-05-1822350049.00ND
2020-05-1822349962.00ND
2020-05-2022349879.00ND
2020-05-2022349908.00ND
2020-08-1822937374.00ND
2020-08-1822937316.00ND
2020-08-1922937345.00ND
2020-08-1922937403.00ND
2020-08-2423125305.00ND
2020-08-2423125276.00ND
2020-08-2423125334.00ND
2020-12-0223656079.00ND
2023-05-1629242416.00ND
2023-05-1629242359.00ND
2023-05-1629242388.00ND
2023-05-1729242808.00ND
2023-05-1729242780.00ND
2023-05-1729242752.00ND
2023-05-3029242717.00ND
2023-08-0129639328.00ND
2023-08-0129639279.00ND
2023-08-1529639307.00ND
2023-08-1629829455.00ND
2023-08-1629829419.00ND
2023-08-2229829505.00ND
2023-08-2229829477.00ND