Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

City of Gilmer

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

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND30ND
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
2018-08-30Q1834899007ND
2018-08-30Q1834899008ND
2018-08-30Q1834899009ND
2019-10-10Q1972218007ND
2020-08-24Q2033825026ND
2021-04-01Q2108379001ND
2021-04-01Q2108379002ND
2021-04-01Q2108379003ND
2022-06-14Q2216508003ND
2023-06-15Q2322781003ND