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Alachlor (Lasso)

Appleby Water Supply Corporation

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

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND80ND
2022ND40ND
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
2018-01-30Q1803539007ND
2018-04-18Q1815998005ND
2018-04-18Q1815998006ND
2018-04-18Q1815998007ND
2018-04-18Q1815998008ND
2018-04-18Q1815998026ND
2018-04-18Q1815998027ND
2018-04-18Q1815998028ND
2021-02-01Q2102897006ND
2021-02-01Q2102897008ND
2021-02-01Q2102897007ND
2021-02-01Q2102897003ND
2021-02-01Q2102897002ND
2021-02-01Q2102897001ND
2021-07-26Q2119473003ND
2021-10-12Q2128274003ND
2022-02-01Q2203639001ND
2022-05-16Q2214437007ND
2022-09-06Q2226362003ND
2022-11-08Q2233715005ND
2023-03-07Q2308836004ND
2023-06-19Q2323052013ND