Alachlor (Lasso)
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 146
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 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
2015 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
2017 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2018 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2019 | ND | 2 | 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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2014-02-20 | AC43947 | ND |
2014-06-17 | AC57118 | ND |
2014-07-01 | AC58594 | ND |
2015-02-02 | AC78863 | ND |
2016-11-22 | AD59082 | ND |
2016-11-22 | AD59084 | ND |
2017-03-21 | AD76167 | ND |
2018-05-16 | AE26648 | ND |
2019-07-23 | AE75630 | ND |
2019-07-23 | AE75631 | ND |