Alachlor (Lasso)
Hakalau-wailea
Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.
10
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 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
2015 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2016 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
2017 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
2018 | ND | 2 | 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 | Lab ID | Result |
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2014-06-24 | C14-06-0161 | ND |
2014-06-24 | C14-06-0162A | ND |
2016-03-07 | ND | |
2016-03-07 | ND | |
2017-03-29 | ND | |
2017-03-29 | ND | |
2018-04-17 | C18-04-0136 | ND |
2018-04-17 | C18-04-0137 | ND |
2019-01-30 | C19-02-0002 | ND |
2019-01-30 | C19-02-0003 | ND |