Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

City of Coeur D Alene

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

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND240ND
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 Lab ID Result
2020-03-24S202003037301ND
2020-09-09S202009019001ND
2022-03-22S202203039801ND
2022-04-26S2022040442ND
2022-04-26S202204048801ND
2022-04-27S2022040521ND
2022-04-27S2022040518ND
2022-04-27S202204052401ND
2022-04-28S2022040550ND
2022-04-28S2022040547ND
2022-05-02S202205003101ND
2022-05-02S202205002601ND
2022-05-02S202205001401ND
2022-05-02S202205000801ND
2022-07-12202207030710ND
2022-07-12202207030709ND
2022-07-12S202207030708ND
2022-07-12S202207030707ND
2022-07-12S202207030706ND
2022-07-12S202207030705ND
2022-07-12S202207030704ND
2022-07-12S202207030703ND
2022-07-12S202207030702ND
2022-07-12S202207030701ND
2022-07-12S202207029501ND
2022-10-31S2022100642ND
2023-02-13S202302019701ND