Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

City of Crosbyton

NOTE: City of Crosbyton purchases water from White River Municipal Water District which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by White River Municipal Water District.

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

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND20ND
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

NOTE: City of Crosbyton purchases water from White River Municipal Water District which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by White River Municipal Water District.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-06Q1804613001ND
2019-02-12Q1906201001ND
2020-05-19Q2019886002ND
2021-02-23Q2104538001ND
2022-03-14Q2208563001ND
2022-06-02Q2215628003ND
2023-02-09Q2305226004ND