Alachlor (Lasso)
Travis County Municipal Utility District 4
Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2015 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 7 | 0 | ND |
2017 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2018 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2019 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
ppb = parts per billion
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
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 |
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2014-03-17 | AC47199 | ND |
2015-09-16 | AD07464 | ND |
2015-12-03 | AD15543 | ND |
2016-03-09 | AD28048 | ND |
2016-03-09 | AD28045 | ND |
2016-06-15 | AD40835 | ND |
2016-06-15 | AD40836 | ND |
2016-09-07 | AD48228 | ND |
2016-09-07 | AD48227 | ND |
2016-10-31 | AD55674 | ND |
2017-01-30 | AD67680 | ND |
2018-08-13 | AE36720 | ND |
2019-02-14 | AE54681 | ND |
2019-02-14 | AE54684 | ND |