Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

South Grayson Special Utility District

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND50ND
2022N/A00N/A
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
2018-02-06Q1804974003ND
2018-05-04Q1818259001ND
2018-10-15Q1840862001ND
2018-10-15Q1840862002ND
2018-10-15Q1840862003ND
2018-10-15Q1840862014ND
2021-06-16Q2115771001ND
2021-11-10Q2131631001ND
2021-11-10Q2131631002ND
2021-11-10Q2131631003ND
2021-11-10Q2131631004ND