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Picloram

Berwick Bayou Vista Water Works Commission

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-01-2535370415001ND
2018-01-2535370415001ND
2018-05-0335390206001ND
2018-05-0335390206001ND
2018-07-0935403038001ND
2018-07-0935403038001ND
2019-01-1535442693001ND
2019-01-1535442693001ND
2019-07-0935480722001ND
2019-07-0935480722001ND
2020-02-0435528640001ND
2020-10-1535585522001ND
2021-03-2535621779001ND
2021-11-3035680897001ND
2022-03-2435706097001ND
2022-07-2835735505001ND
2023-01-3035776510001ND
2023-10-0935833393001ND