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Alachlor (Lasso)

Plott Acres

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
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-09Q1819090001ND
2018-05-09Q1819090010ND
2019-06-05Q1932446003ND
2019-06-05Q1932446004ND
2020-06-16Q2023934001ND
2021-06-03Q2114435001ND
2022-01-31Q2203431001ND
2023-05-04Q2317010001ND