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Alachlor (Lasso)

El Paso Water Utilities

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

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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND80ND
2015ND250ND
2016ND150ND
2017ND110ND
2018ND230ND
2019ND140ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-04-24Q1413114026ND
2014-04-28Q1413580008ND
2014-04-28Q1413580007ND
2014-06-30Q1424630007ND
2014-06-30Q1424630006ND
2014-06-30Q1424630005ND
2014-09-11Q1443615001ND
2014-10-20Q1453050012ND
2015-01-21Q1502478006ND
2015-01-21Q1502478005ND
2015-02-04Q1504474003ND
2015-02-04Q1504474004ND
2015-02-23Q1507037005ND
2015-03-31Q1511708005ND
2015-03-31Q1511708004ND
2015-03-31Q1511708003ND
2015-03-31Q1511708002ND
2015-03-31Q1511708001ND
2015-04-01Q1511987001ND
2015-04-01Q1511987016ND
2015-04-01Q1511987015ND
2015-04-01Q1511987014ND
2015-04-08Q1512891010ND
2015-04-08Q1512891007ND
2015-04-08Q1512891008ND
2015-04-08Q1512891009ND
2015-04-08Q1512891011ND
2015-04-13Q1513485007ND
2015-06-02Q1520193003ND
2015-06-29Q1524410007ND
2015-06-29Q1524410006ND
2015-06-29Q1524410005ND
2015-11-09Q1544169005ND
2016-02-29Q1608128018ND
2016-02-29Q1608128015ND
2016-02-29Q1608128016ND
2016-02-29Q1608128017ND
2016-02-29Q1608128019ND
2016-05-04Q1617572005ND
2016-05-04Q1617572004ND
2016-05-04Q1617572003ND
2016-08-03Q1632208003ND
2016-08-03Q1632208002ND
2016-11-16Q1649856001ND
2016-11-16Q1649856026ND
2016-11-16Q1649856027ND
2016-11-16Q1649856014ND
2016-11-16Q1649856025ND
2017-03-01Q1708907010ND
2017-03-01Q1708907009ND
2017-03-07Q1709845007ND
2017-05-02Q1718064003ND
2017-05-04Q1718587015ND
2017-05-04Q1718587001ND
2017-05-04Q1718587014ND
2017-11-16Q1758977010ND
2017-11-16Q1758977009ND
2017-11-30Q1761453001ND
2017-11-30Q1761453024ND
2018-01-30Q1803358012ND
2018-01-30Q1803358011ND
2018-01-30Q1803358001ND
2018-01-30Q1803358002ND
2018-01-31Q1803670006ND
2018-01-31Q1803670005ND
2018-02-06Q1805077003ND
2018-06-06Q1822783001ND
2018-06-07Q1822783017ND
2018-07-10Q1826925016ND
2018-07-10Q1826925015ND
2018-07-10Q1826925014ND
2018-11-13Q1845910012ND
2018-11-13Q1845910003ND
2018-11-13Q1845910007ND
2018-11-13Q1845910017ND
2018-11-14Q1845910032ND
2018-11-14Q1845910045ND
2018-11-14Q1845910022ND
2018-11-14Q1845910037ND
2018-11-14Q1845910027ND
2018-11-15Q1846719009ND
2018-11-27Q1847909001ND
2019-02-27Q1908637013ND
2019-02-27Q1908637010ND
2019-02-27Q1908637011ND
2019-02-27Q1908637012ND
2019-02-27Q1908637023ND
2019-02-28Q1908637033ND
2019-02-28Q1908637032ND
2019-04-25Q1916828006ND
2019-05-23Q1928420007ND
2019-05-23Q1928420006ND
2019-06-26Q1940399003ND
2019-06-26Q1940399011ND
2019-08-05Q1950660001ND
2019-11-14Q1976997008ND