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Alachlor (Lasso)

Springfield Water System

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

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
2023N/A00N/A

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 Result
2018-02-28ND
2018-06-11ND
2018-08-09ND
2018-10-15ND
2019-01-17ND
2019-04-08ND
2019-08-23ND
2019-11-07ND
2020-01-13ND
2020-05-27ND
2020-06-17ND
2020-08-28ND
2022-06-08ND
2022-08-04ND