Alachlor (Lasso)
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 118
Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2015 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
2017 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2018 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2019 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
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 |
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2015-02-02 | AC78862 | ND |
2015-09-29 | AD09052 | ND |
2015-11-12 | AD13460 | ND |
2016-03-18 | AD29775 | ND |
2016-04-21 | AD33784 | ND |
2016-09-15 | AD49820 | ND |
2016-11-22 | AD59083 | ND |
2017-02-01 | AD68202 | ND |
2018-01-25 | AE10729 | ND |
2019-01-14 | AE49681 | ND |