Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Concho Rural Water Water Valley

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
2020ND30ND
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
2018-02-21Q1807536004ND
2019-02-28Q1908595003ND
2020-03-04Q2008295003ND
2020-05-20Q2020111003ND
2020-07-29Q2029664001ND
2021-03-11Q2106521001ND
2022-05-19Q2214830003ND
2023-05-18Q2318794001ND