Alachlor (Lasso)
Springville City
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 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2015 | ND | 8 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
2017 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
2018 | ND | 14 | 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 | Result |
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2015-02-17 | ND |
2015-02-19 | ND |
2015-02-19 | ND |
2015-03-26 | ND |
2015-04-02 | ND |
2015-04-23 | ND |
2015-04-23 | ND |
2015-09-10 | ND |
2016-05-05 | ND |
2016-07-19 | ND |
2016-09-22 | ND |
2016-11-22 | ND |
2017-02-23 | ND |
2017-04-18 | ND |
2018-02-01 | ND |
2018-04-12 | ND |
2018-05-10 | ND |
2018-07-19 | ND |
2018-07-19 | ND |
2018-07-19 | ND |
2018-07-19 | ND |
2018-08-28 | ND |
2018-08-30 | ND |
2018-11-08 | ND |
2018-11-08 | ND |
2018-11-15 | ND |
2018-11-27 | ND |
2018-11-29 | ND |
2019-08-15 | ND |
2019-11-12 | ND |