Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

City of Aubrey

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND40ND
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
2018-03-15Q1810837009ND
2018-03-15Q1810837010ND
2018-03-15Q1810837011ND
2018-03-15Q1810837012ND
2021-07-01Q2117370001ND
2021-07-01Q2117370002ND
2021-07-01Q2117370003ND
2021-07-01Q2117370004ND
2023-04-11Q2313300010ND
2023-09-26Q2341271036ND
2023-11-14Q2348752001ND