Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

City of Hearne

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

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND20ND
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
2018-06-21AE31058ND
2018-06-21AE31059ND
2018-06-21AE31060ND
2018-06-21AE31057ND
2019-05-16AE66972ND
2019-05-16AE66973ND
2019-08-20AE79659ND
2020-04-23AF07887ND
2020-06-30AF17398ND
2021-06-08AF57037ND
2021-06-08AF57038ND
2021-06-08AF57039ND
2021-06-08AF57052ND
2022-06-22AG02037ND
2022-06-22AG02038ND
2023-07-27AG50476ND
2023-07-27AG50483ND