Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

Goodhue County Coop Electric

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

 

29

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND180ND
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND40ND
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
2018-05-1518E1232-02ND
2018-05-1518E1232-03ND
2018-05-1518E1232-04ND
2018-05-1518E1236-01ND
2018-05-1518E1236-02ND
2018-05-1518E1232-01ND
2018-08-0718H0514-01ND
2018-08-0718H0514-02ND
2018-08-0718H0517-01ND
2018-08-0718H0517-02ND
2018-08-0718H0517-03ND
2018-08-0718H0517-04ND
2018-10-3118J1579-03ND
2018-10-3118J1582-02ND
2018-10-3118J1582-01ND
2018-10-3118J1579-04ND
2018-10-3118J1579-02ND
2018-10-3118J1579-01ND
2019-03-2519C1063-02ND
2019-03-2519C1063-03ND
2019-03-2519C1063-04ND
2019-03-2519C1064-01ND
2019-03-2519C1064-02ND
2019-03-2519C1064-03ND
2022-05-1222E1075-03ND
2022-05-1222E1075-04ND
2022-05-1222E1077-01ND
2022-11-2122K0969-01ND
2023-02-2823C0011-01ND