Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Mccoy Water Supply Corporation

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND30ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND30ND

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
2018-02-05AE12317ND
2018-02-05AE12318ND
2018-02-05AE12320ND
2021-06-28AF59748ND
2021-09-20AF70506ND
2021-09-20AF70507ND
2023-05-03AG39227ND
2023-09-15AG56696ND
2023-10-02AG58148ND