Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Ridgecrest

NOTE: Ridgecrest purchases water from Rra Preston Shores Water System which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Rra Preston Shores Water System.

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

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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

NOTE: Ridgecrest purchases water from Rra Preston Shores Water System which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by Rra Preston Shores Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-19Q1824375002ND
2019-02-25Q1907958008ND
2020-03-02Q2007763006ND
2021-05-19Q2113145001ND
2022-03-02Q2207209001ND
2023-02-22Q2307465002ND