Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

Picloram

Moore County Public Util. - Pinehurst

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

MORE ABOUT THIS CONTAMINANT

 

60

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND300ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND300ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2016-06-0737729_16-18164ND
2016-06-0737729_16-18165ND
2016-06-0737729_16-18166ND
2016-06-0737729_16-18167ND
2016-06-0737729_16-18168ND
2016-06-0737729_16-18169ND
2016-06-0737729_16-18170ND
2016-06-0737729_16-18171ND
2016-06-0737729_16-18163ND
2016-06-1037729_16-19321ND
2016-06-1237729_16-19320ND
2016-06-1237729_16-19317ND
2016-06-1337729_16-19322ND
2016-06-1337729_16-19323ND
2016-06-1337729_16-19324ND
2016-09-063541958ND
2016-09-063541953ND
2016-09-063541947ND
2016-09-133545838ND
2016-09-133545843ND
2016-09-133545848ND
2016-09-143545832ND
2016-09-143545827ND
2016-09-143545822ND
2016-09-193550524ND
2016-09-193550529ND
2016-09-193550519ND
2016-09-203550535ND
2016-09-203550540ND
2016-09-203550545ND
2019-01-2937729_19-04185 ND
2019-01-2937729_19-04184 ND
2019-01-2937729_19-04183 ND
2019-01-2937729_19-04182 ND
2019-01-2937729_19-04181 ND
2019-02-0637729_19-05332 ND
2019-02-0637729_19-05326 ND
2019-02-1237729_19-06279 ND
2019-02-1237729_19-06278 ND
2019-02-1237729_19-06277 ND
2019-02-1237729_19-06275 ND
2019-02-1937729_19-07168 ND
2019-02-1937729_19-07172 ND
2019-02-1937729_19-07171 ND
2019-02-1937729_19-07170 ND
2019-07-0937729_19-28802 ND
2019-07-0937729_19-28801 ND
2019-07-0937729_19-28800 ND
2019-07-0937729_19-28799 ND
2019-07-0937729_19-28798 ND
2019-07-0937729_19-28797 ND
2019-07-1637729_19-29991 ND
2019-07-1637729_19-29988 ND
2019-07-1637729_19-29987 ND
2019-07-1637729_19-29976 ND
2019-07-1637729_19-29989 ND
2019-07-1637729_19-29993 ND
2019-07-1637729_19-29992 ND
2019-07-1637729_19-29990 ND
2019-07-2937729_19-32169 ND