Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

City of Clyde

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
2019ND10ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND10ND
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
2018-06-07Q1822886003ND
2019-03-20Q1911589009ND
2020-03-05Q2008307005ND
2020-06-02Q2021702005ND
2020-07-28Q2029420005ND
2021-05-27Q2113747001ND
2022-01-12Q2201150001ND
2023-02-23Q2307661003ND