Alachlor (Lasso)
Wood River Valley Mobile Home Park
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 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
2015 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
2017 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
2018 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2019 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
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 | Lab ID | Result |
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2014-01-22 | 281787 | ND |
2014-05-14 | 302169 | ND |
2014-07-21 | 308796 | ND |
2014-10-15 | 329616 | ND |
2015-01-20 | 342750 | ND |
2016-01-20 | ND | |
2017-01-30 | ND | |
2017-06-19 | ND | |
2017-08-01 | ND | |
2017-11-06 | ND |