Alachlor (Lasso)
Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority
Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.
15
Samples
0
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
0
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2015 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2016 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2017 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2018 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2019 | ND | 15 | 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 | Lab ID | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-29 | 9037991-01 | ND |
| 2019-10-29 | 9037993-01 | ND |
| 2019-10-29 | 9038015-01 | ND |
| 2019-10-29 | 9038019-01 | ND |
| 2019-10-29 | 9038020-01 | ND |
| 2019-10-30 | 9037992-01 | ND |
| 2019-10-30 | 9037995-01 | ND |
| 2019-10-30 | 9038013-01 | ND |
| 2019-10-30 | 9038014-01 | ND |
| 2019-10-30 | 9038017-01 | ND |
| 2019-10-30 | 9038018-01 | ND |
| 2019-10-30 | 9038025-01 | ND |
| 2019-10-31 | 9037994-01 | ND |
| 2019-10-31 | 9037996-01 | ND |
| 2019-11-13 | 9037989-01 | ND |