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Alachlor (Lasso)

City of Goldsmith

NOTE: City of Goldsmith purchases water from Texland Great Plains Water Supply which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Texland Great Plains Water Supply.

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

 

0

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

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 Goldsmith purchases water from Texland Great Plains Water Supply which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Texland Great Plains Water Supply.

Date Lab ID Result