Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

Fridley

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

 

12

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
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2019-08-0219H0173-01ND
2019-08-0219H0173-02ND
2019-11-1419K0579-01ND
2019-11-1419K0579-02ND
2020-06-1620F1254-01ND
2020-09-0120I0060-01ND
2021-11-2321K1267-01ND
2021-11-2321K1267-02ND
2021-11-2321K1267-03ND
2022-01-3122A1139-01ND
2022-01-3122A1139-02ND
2022-03-0322C0142-01ND