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Picloram

Harbour Point S/d

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

 

44

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND80ND
20210.0700 ppb72ND - 0.320 ppb
20220.0425 ppb82ND - 0.180 ppb
2023ND120ND

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
2018-02-207024-022018-V10SND
2018-02-207024-022018-V03SND
2018-05-227024-052218-V10SND
2018-05-227024-052218-V03SND
2018-08-097024-080918-V05SND
2018-10-097024-100918-V05SND
2019-04-167024-041619-V01SND
2019-04-167024-041619-V04SND
2019-05-307024-053019-V02SND
2020-04-157024-041520-V09SND
2020-04-157024-041520-V08SND
2020-04-157024-041520-V07SND
2020-04-157024-041520-V06SND
2020-08-187024-081820-V06SND
2020-08-187024-081820-V07SND
2020-08-187024-081820-V08SND
2020-08-187024-081820-V09SND
2021-02-237024-022321-V03SND
2021-04-287024-042821-V03SND
2021-04-287024-042821-V10S0.170 ppb
2021-08-117024-081121-V05SND
2021-08-117024-081121-V10SND
2021-10-137024-101321-V05SND
2021-10-137024-101321-V10S0.320 ppb
2022-03-177024-031722-V01SND
2022-03-177024-031722-V04SND
2022-03-177024-031722-V10SND
2022-04-277024-042722-V04SND
2022-06-287024-062822-V01SND
2022-06-287024-062822-V10S0.160 ppb
2022-07-117024-071122-V10S0.180 ppb
2022-10-127024-101222-V10SND
2023-05-09752-6696-1ND
2023-05-09752-6696-3ND
2023-05-09752-6696-2ND
2023-05-10752-6773-1ND
2023-06-27752-8823-1ND
2023-08-03752-10094-1ND
2023-08-03752-10094-2ND
2023-08-10752-10462-1ND
2023-08-10752-10462-2ND
2023-08-24752-10935-1ND
2023-10-25752-13010-1ND
2023-10-25752-13010-3ND