Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Follett Municipal 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
2018-05-09Q1819047001ND
2019-06-19Q1937760007ND
2020-02-25Q2006921003ND
2020-05-05Q2017204003ND
2021-07-27Q2119584001ND
2022-08-18Q2224571004ND
2023-01-11Q2301868005ND
2023-01-11Q2301868006ND