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Alachlor (Lasso)

United Water Pennsylvania

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

 

10

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
2019ND20ND
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
2019-04-08H9D0659-01ND
2019-08-08H9H0722-02ND
2020-04-0622161333.00ND
2020-04-0622161369.00ND
2020-08-1922944717.00ND
2020-08-1922944754.00ND
2023-04-2428847814.00ND
2023-04-2428847844.00ND
2023-07-1029443839.00ND
2023-09-0629836479.00ND