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Alachlor (Lasso)

Fouke Water Supply Corporation

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

 

11

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
2021ND40ND
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
2018-05-16Q1819991007ND
2018-05-16Q1819991008ND
2018-05-16Q1819991009ND
2019-06-06Q1932560001ND
2020-10-22Q2041268009ND
2021-01-25Q2101631001ND
2021-01-25Q2101631002ND
2021-01-25Q2101631003ND
2021-01-25Q2101631004ND
2022-10-12Q2230969012ND
2023-07-11Q2326819008ND