Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Two Way Special Utility District

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND50ND
2022ND10ND
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
2018-06-25Q1825251001ND
2018-06-25Q1825251002ND
2018-06-25Q1825251013ND
2018-06-25Q1825251018ND
2018-06-25Q1825251019ND
2019-10-14Q1972459013ND
2021-11-09Q2131341001ND
2021-11-09Q2131341002ND
2021-11-09Q2131341003ND
2021-11-09Q2131341004ND
2021-11-09Q2131341005ND
2022-10-11Q2230663016ND