Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Alachlor (Lasso)

Poynette Mobile Estates

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

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.315 ppb440.240 ppb - 0.370 ppb
20190.230 ppb440.190 ppb - 0.270 ppb
20200.170 ppb330.140 ppb - 0.190 ppb
20210.0930 ppb550.0820 ppb - 0.1000 ppb
20220.0760 ppb440.0550 ppb - 0.0870 ppb
20230.0710 ppb330.0540 ppb - 0.0810 ppb

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
2018-02-2710426360.370 ppb
2018-06-2510636870.350 ppb
2018-08-2210757760.300 ppb
2018-11-2710944090.240 ppb
2019-03-1211091520.270 ppb
2019-06-1111269890.240 ppb
2019-09-0311449500.190 ppb
2019-12-1011648500.220 ppb
2020-06-2211952070.190 ppb
2020-08-0312045370.180 ppb
2020-12-1512325440.140 ppb
2021-03-1012433560.0960 ppb
2021-03-1012433560.0960 ppb
2021-06-1412597140.0820 ppb
2021-08-3012745730.1000 ppb
2021-12-1312929140.0910 ppb
2022-03-1413034470.0870 ppb
2022-06-0613166880.0820 ppb
2022-09-1213360670.0800 ppb
2022-11-2813510690.0550 ppb
2023-03-06CB02206-010.0780 ppb
2023-06-12CB06413-010.0540 ppb
2023-11-06CB13682-030.0810 ppb