Alachlor (Lasso)
City of Kingsville
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 | 2 | 0 | ND |
2015 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
2017 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
2018 | ND | 5 | 0 | ND |
2019 | ND | 3 | 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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2014-06-12 | AC56762 | ND |
2014-09-10 | AC66625 | ND |
2015-06-23 | AC97071 | ND |
2016-02-23 | AD25158 | ND |
2016-02-23 | AD25157 | ND |
2016-05-24 | AD38120 | ND |
2017-05-15 | AD84724 | ND |
2017-11-21 | AE05638 | ND |
2018-03-13 | AE18262 | ND |
2018-04-23 | AE23815 | ND |
2018-04-23 | AE23814 | ND |
2018-09-18 | AE40548 | ND |
2018-12-03 | AE47652 | ND |
2019-06-03 | AE68985 | ND |
2019-11-20 | AE90017 | ND |
2019-11-20 | AE90018 | ND |