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Alachlor (Lasso)

Newberry System

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
2020-04-2322184186.00ND
2020-04-2322184150.00ND
2020-04-3022184213.00ND
2020-05-1922383213.00ND
2020-05-1922383308.00ND
2020-05-1922383249.00ND
2020-08-1322969981.00ND
2020-08-1322969933.00ND
2020-08-2722970403.00ND
2020-08-2722970329.00ND
2020-08-2722970367.00ND
2020-08-2722970291.00ND
2023-04-0428871723.00ND
2023-04-0428871753.00ND
2023-04-0428871783.00ND
2023-04-1228872007.00ND
2023-04-1228872037.00ND
2023-04-1228871974.00ND
2023-07-1329467479.00ND
2023-07-1329467624.00ND
2023-07-1329467507.00ND
2023-07-1829467665.00ND
2023-07-1829467570.00ND
2023-07-1829467540.00ND