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Picloram

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

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.600 ppb110.600 ppb
20190.400 ppb220.300 ppb - 0.500 ppb
20200.400 ppb110.400 ppb
20210.400 ppb110.400 ppb
20220.600 ppb110.600 ppb
2023ND10ND

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 Result
2018-02-180.600 ppb
2019-03-240.500 ppb
2019-06-100.300 ppb
2020-02-120.400 ppb
2021-03-010.400 ppb
2022-03-140.600 ppb
2023-03-01ND