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Picloram

Woodlake, City Of

Picloram is a herbicide that in studies of laboratory animals has been linked with reduced testicular size and damage to the liver and thyroid.

 

34

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND120ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND140ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 166 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 166 ppb for picloram was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against change to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 500 ppb

The legal limit for picloram, established in 1992, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-28CA5410020_009_009-201806281344ND
2018-06-28CA5410020_010_010-201806281355ND
2018-06-28CA5410020_007_007-201806281313ND
2018-06-28CA5410020_006_006-201806281320ND
2018-06-28CA5410020_005_005-201806281240ND
2018-06-28CA5410020_004_004-201806281258ND
2018-09-20CA5410020_004_004-201809201250ND
2018-09-20CA5410020_010_010-201809201140ND
2018-09-20CA5410020_009_009-201809201154ND
2018-09-20CA5410020_005_005-201809201240ND
2018-12-28CA5410020_010_010-201812281235ND
2018-12-28CA5410020_009_009-201812281305ND
2019-05-07CA5410020_009_009-201905071340ND
2019-05-07CA5410020_010_010-201905071315ND
2019-11-26CA5410020_009_009-201911261340ND
2019-11-26CA5410020_010_010-201911261325ND
2020-09-15CA5410020_010_010-202009151144ND
2021-08-31CA5410020_005_005-202108311010ND
2022-09-22CA5410020_009_009-202209221328ND
2022-09-27CA5410020_008_008-202209271225ND
2023-03-27CA5410020_004_004-202303271340ND
2023-03-27CA5410020_005_005-202303271310ND
2023-03-27CA5410020_009_009-202303271145ND
2023-03-27CA5410020_006_006-202303271240ND
2023-03-27CA5410020_007_007-202303271255ND
2023-03-27CA5410020_008_008-202303271210ND
2023-03-27CA5410020_010_010-202303271130ND
2023-06-05CA5410020_008_008-202306051220ND
2023-06-05CA5410020_006_006-202306051250ND
2023-06-05CA5410020_007_007-202306051310ND
2023-06-05CA5410020_009_009-202306051145ND
2023-06-05CA5410020_010_010-202306051135ND
2023-06-08CA5410020_004_004-202306081315ND
2023-06-08CA5410020_005_005-202306081325ND