Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Trinity Rural Water Supply Corporation 1

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

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
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
2018-02-14Q1806541006ND
2019-03-14Q1910847001ND
2020-11-03Q2042584003ND
2021-02-11Q2104195001ND
2022-03-02Q2207194001ND
2023-02-08Q2304961009ND