Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Dixie Isle Water System

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-12-13Q1851439001ND
2019-08-21Q1957963005ND
2020-05-27Q2020826003ND
2020-05-27Q2020826019ND
2021-06-30Q2117165001ND
2022-06-29Q2218355001ND
2023-03-01Q2308238001ND
2023-03-01Q2308238012ND