Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

Meridian Water Department

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

 

140

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND170ND
2019ND190ND
2020ND150ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND310ND
2023ND520ND

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
2018-01-30S1804235ND
2018-04-10S201804120311ND
2018-05-08S201805100879ND
2018-05-08S201805100873ND
2018-05-08S201805100870ND
2018-05-08S201805100876ND
2018-05-08S201805100878ND
2018-05-08S201805100872ND
2018-05-08S201805100877ND
2018-05-09S201805100996ND
2018-05-09S201805100997ND
2018-07-09S201807111095ND
2018-07-09S201807111096ND
2018-10-29S201810300481ND
2018-11-05S201811060665ND
2018-11-26201811270590ND
2018-11-26S201811270590ND
2019-01-28S201901290168ND
2019-02-06S201902070845ND
2019-03-04S201903050292ND
2019-04-09201904100430AND
2019-04-09201904100102AND
2019-05-09S201905100171ND
2019-05-09201907160181ND
2019-05-28201905290111ND
2019-06-06S201907160184ND
2019-06-06201907160184ND
2019-06-17201906180390ND
2019-06-17201906180256ND
2019-06-17S201906180256ND
2019-06-17S201906180390ND
2019-06-18201906190426ND
2019-08-27201908280395ND
2019-09-18201909190329ND
2019-12-10S201912110681ND
2019-12-16201912170166ND
2020-03-10202003110242ND
2020-03-17202003180341ND
2020-03-17202003180445ND
2020-03-18202003190169ND
2020-04-07202004080530ND
2020-04-07202004080558ND
2020-04-14202004150455ND
2020-04-14202004160513ND
2020-06-04202006050260ND
2020-11-18202011190532ND
2020-11-18202011190533ND
2020-11-23202011240344ND
2020-11-23202011240342ND
2020-11-24202011250284ND
2020-12-02202012030482ND
2021-01-20202101210278ND
2021-01-26202101270562ND
2021-01-26202101270299ND
2021-01-26202101270561ND
2021-07-21202107220276ND
2021-11-16202111170684ND
2022-02-15202202170046ND
2022-02-15202202170047ND
2022-02-15202202160929ND
2022-02-15202202160930ND
2022-02-22202202231260ND
2022-02-22202202231261ND
2022-02-22202202231263ND
2022-02-22202202231264ND
2022-02-28202203030667ND
2022-02-28202203030668ND
2022-03-01202203020993ND
2022-03-01202203020994ND
2022-03-02202203030898ND
2022-03-07202203080707ND
2022-03-07202203080708ND
2022-03-07202203080716ND
2022-03-07202203080717ND
2022-03-07202203090090ND
2022-03-07202203090091ND
2022-03-07202203090092ND
2022-03-08202203100069ND
2022-04-12202204130784ND
2022-05-10380-1913-2ND
2022-08-02380-14561-1ND
2022-10-12380-24415-2ND
2022-11-16380-28629-1ND
2022-11-16380-28732-1ND
2022-12-19380-31949-1ND
2022-12-19380-31896-1ND
2022-12-19380-31915-1ND
2022-12-20380-32187-1ND
2023-01-11380-34262-2ND
2023-06-28S2313122-01ND
2023-08-01380-57235-1ND
2023-08-02380-57434-1ND
2023-08-02380-57496-1ND
2023-08-02380-57460-1ND
2023-08-02380-57439-1ND
2023-08-02380-57437-1ND
2023-08-02380-57464-1ND
2023-08-02380-57431-1AAND
2023-08-07380-57977-1ND
2023-08-07380-57957-1ND
2023-08-07380-57974-1ND
2023-08-07380-57897-1ND
2023-08-07380-57894-1ND
2023-08-07380-57899-1ND
2023-08-09380-58781-1ND
2023-08-09380-58781-2ND
2023-08-09380-58355-1ND
2023-08-09380-58481-1ND
2023-08-09380-58496-1ND
2023-08-10380-58742-1ND
2023-08-10380-58749-1ND
2023-08-10380-58702-1ND
2023-08-14380-59170-1ND
2023-08-14380-59170-2ND
2023-08-14380-59113-1ND
2023-08-14380-59113-2ND
2023-08-14380-59090-1ND
2023-08-14380-59090-2ND
2023-08-15380-59356-1ND
2023-08-15380-59356-2ND
2023-08-15380-59374-1ND
2023-08-15380-59374-2ND
2023-08-15380-59367-1ND
2023-08-15380-59367-2ND
2023-08-15380-59371-1ND
2023-08-15380-59371-2ND
2023-08-16380-59628-1ND
2023-08-17380-59772-1ND
2023-08-17380-59772-2ND
2023-08-17380-59765-1ND
2023-08-17380-59765-2ND
2023-08-17380-59763-1ND
2023-09-05380-61825-3ND
2023-09-26380-64488-1ND
2023-09-26380-64427-1ND
2023-09-27380-64758-1ND
2023-09-27380-64758-2ND
2023-10-03380-65599-4ND
2023-11-14380-71156-1ND
2023-11-14380-71138-1ND