Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Bois D Arc Municipal Utility District

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND40ND
2022ND20ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2019-09-04Q1962033005ND
2019-09-04Q1962033006ND
2021-01-26Q2101873001ND
2021-06-23Q2116468001ND
2021-09-14Q2125045001ND
2021-11-29Q2133550005ND
2022-07-05Q2218601007ND
2022-07-05Q2218601008ND