Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Falfurrias Utility Board

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
2018ND50ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-02-12AE13396ND
2018-02-12AE13397ND
2018-06-14AE30098ND
2018-06-14AE30099ND
2018-11-05AE45283ND
2019-11-07AE88969ND
2020-08-17AF23919ND
2021-05-26AF55962ND
2021-11-10Q2131711001ND
2021-11-10Q2131711002ND
2021-11-10Q2131711003ND
2021-11-10Q2131711004ND
2022-06-30AG03162ND
2023-04-12AG36654ND