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Alachlor (Lasso)

Elizabethtown Area Water

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

 

24

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
2020ND120ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND120ND

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
2020-05-2622567507.00ND
2020-05-2622567537.00ND
2020-05-2622567417.00ND
2020-05-2622567477.00ND
2020-05-2622567387.00ND
2020-05-2622567447.00ND
2020-08-0322957772.00ND
2020-08-0322957742.00ND
2020-08-0322957652.00ND
2020-08-0322957712.00ND
2020-08-0322957622.00ND
2020-08-0322957682.00ND
2023-04-2429061744.00ND
2023-04-2429061740.00ND
2023-04-2429061743.00ND
2023-04-2429061745.00ND
2023-04-2429061742.00ND
2023-04-2429061741.00ND
2023-09-1829849212.00ND
2023-09-1829849217.00ND
2023-09-1829849214.00ND
2023-09-1829849215.00ND
2023-09-1829849213.00ND
2023-09-1829849216.00ND