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Alachlor (Lasso)

Fayette Water Supply Corporation West

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

 

29

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND80ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-06AE17127ND
2018-03-06AE17129ND
2018-03-06AE17130ND
2018-03-06AE17126ND
2018-04-24AE23817ND
2018-04-24AE23818ND
2019-06-13AE70699ND
2019-09-05AE82351ND
2019-11-21AE90227ND
2020-02-12AE98251ND
2020-04-13AF06415ND
2020-07-08AF18707ND
2020-11-16AF34690ND
2021-03-08AF45805ND
2021-03-31AF48582ND
2021-04-28AF51544ND
2021-04-28AF51545ND
2021-04-28AF51546ND
2021-04-28AF51547ND
2021-07-19AF62528ND
2021-10-05Q2127458001ND
2022-02-14AF84722ND
2022-05-31AF98867ND
2022-09-20AG13983ND
2022-10-12AG16880ND
2023-03-09AG32496ND
2023-04-04AG35466ND
2023-07-27AG50480ND
2023-10-17AG60127ND