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Alachlor (Lasso)

Frankston Rural Water Supply Corporation

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND30ND
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 Lab ID Result
2018-03-20Q1811175005ND
2019-04-16Q1915468012ND
2019-04-16Q1915468013ND
2019-04-16Q1915468014ND
2021-08-05Q2120747007ND
2022-10-21Q2232000001ND
2022-10-21Q2232000008ND
2022-10-21Q2232000009ND