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Picloram

Truckee Meadows Water Authority

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

 

198

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
2014ND260ND
2015ND170ND
2016ND310ND
2017ND510ND
2018ND410ND
2019ND320ND

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
2014-04-220414-13-SND
2014-04-220414-12-SND
2014-04-220414-16-SND
2014-04-230414-17-SND
2014-06-090614-06-SND
2014-06-090614-07-SND
2014-06-170614-11-SND
2014-06-170614-10-SND
2014-06-170614-09-SND
2014-06-170614-12-SND
2014-06-170614-13-SND
2014-06-170614-14-SND
2014-07-290714-32ND
2014-07-290714-33-SND
2014-07-290714-34-SND
2014-07-290714-35-SND
2014-07-290714-36-SND
2014-07-290714-37-SND
2014-07-300714-47-SND
2014-07-300714-46-SND
2014-07-300714-45-SND
2014-07-300714-48-SND
2014-09-020914-07-SND
2014-09-020914-06-SND
2014-09-020914-05-SND
2014-09-020914-06-W18ND
2015-06-081506017-01ND
2015-06-081506018-01ND
2015-06-111506027-SOCND
2015-06-171506035-01ND
2015-06-171506036-01ND
2015-06-171506037-01ND
2015-06-171506038-01ND
2015-06-231506055-01ND
2015-06-231506061-01ND
2015-07-221507046-EURND
2015-07-221507045-EURND
2015-08-191508047-EURND
2015-08-191508048-EURND
2015-08-191508050-EURND
2015-08-191508051-EURND
2015-08-191508053-EURND
2015-08-191508054-EURND
2016-03-011603002-01EURND
2016-05-311605028-01EURND
2016-05-311605025-01EURND
2016-05-311605026-01EURND
2016-05-311605027-01EURND
2016-06-011606001-01EURND
2016-06-061606010-01EURND
2016-06-061606013-01EURND
2016-07-191607022-01EURND
2016-07-191607021-01EURND
2016-07-191607026-01EURND
2016-07-191607023-01EURND
2016-07-191607024-01EURND
2016-07-191607025-01EURND
2016-08-241608035-01EURND
2016-08-241608034-01EURND
2016-08-241608033-01EURND
2016-08-251608036-01EURND
2016-09-131609006-01EURND
2016-09-131609007-01EURND
2016-09-131609008-01EURND
2016-09-131609009-01EURND
2016-09-221609024-01EURND
2016-10-121610015-01EURND
2016-10-121610014-01EURND
2016-10-121610012-01EURND
2016-10-121610011-01EURND
2016-10-121610016-01EURND
2016-10-131610017-01EURND
2016-10-181610027-01EURND
2016-10-251610039-01EURND
2017-01-111701006-01EURND
2017-03-081703010-01EURND
2017-03-081703009-01EURND
2017-03-081703008-01EURND
2017-05-021705003-01EURND
2017-05-021705004-01EURND
2017-05-031705010-01EURND
2017-05-031705009-01EURND
2017-05-151705022-01EURND
2017-05-151705023-01EURND
2017-05-151705025-01EURND
2017-05-151705024-01EURND
2017-05-251705042-01EURND
2017-05-251705041-01EURND
2017-07-111707003-01EURND
2017-07-111707002-01EURND
2017-07-111707005-01EURND
2017-07-111707004-01EURND
2017-07-121707010-01EURND
2017-07-121707012-01EURND
2017-07-121707008-01EURND
2017-07-181707020-01EURND
2017-07-181707021-01EURND
2017-07-181707022-01EURND
2017-07-181707023-01EURND
2017-08-161708013-01EURND
2017-08-161708014-01EURND
2017-09-121708026-02EURND
2017-09-121708028-02EURND
2017-09-121708027-02EURND
2017-09-121708029-02EURND
2017-09-121708025-02EURND
2017-10-101710015-01EURND
2017-10-101710009-01EURND
2017-10-101710014-01EURND
2017-10-101710016-01EURND
2017-10-101710017-01EURND
2017-10-101710018-01EURND
2017-10-251710032-01EURND
2017-10-251710033-01EURND
2017-10-251710035-01EURND
2017-10-251710036-01EURND
2017-10-311710048-01EURND
2017-10-311710049-01EURND
2017-11-011711001-01EURND
2017-11-171712011-01EURND
2017-11-171712010-01EURND
2017-11-171712009-01EURND
2017-12-041712032-01EURND
2017-12-051712023-01EURND
2017-12-051712021-01EURND
2018-01-231801009-01EURND
2018-01-231801010-01EURND
2018-02-011802001-01EURND
2018-02-011802003-01EURND
2018-02-061802006-01EURND
2018-02-071802007-01EURND
2018-04-041804005-01WECND
2018-04-041804006-01EURND
2018-04-041804007-01EURND
2018-04-091804011-01WECND
2018-04-091804012-01WECND
2018-04-101804036-01EURND
2018-04-111804017-01WECND
2018-04-111804018-01WECND
2018-04-111804019-01WECND
2018-04-241804027-01WECND
2018-04-251804025-01WECND
2018-04-261804044-01WECND
2018-05-021805008-01EURND
2018-05-021805009-01EURND
2018-05-021805010-01EURND
2018-05-231805041-01WECND
2018-06-051806009-01WECND
2018-07-091807007-01WECND
2018-07-091807008-01WECND
2018-07-241807025-01WECND
2018-08-071808008-01WECND
2018-08-071808009-01WECND
2018-08-071808010-01WECND
2018-08-071808011-01WECND
2018-08-071808012-01WECND
2018-08-071808013-01WECND
2018-08-141808024-01WECND
2018-08-141808025-01WECND
2018-10-101810015-02WECND
2018-10-241810032-01WECND
2018-10-241810033-01WECND
2018-10-241810035-01WECND
2018-10-241810036-01WECND
2018-10-241810037-01WECND
2018-10-241810038-01WECND
2019-03-251901012-03WECND
2019-03-251901013-03WECND
2019-03-251902001-02WECND
2019-03-251902019-03WECND
2019-04-081904004-01WECND
2019-05-071905007-01WECND
2019-05-071905008-01WECND
2019-05-291905027-01WECND
2019-06-191906013-01WECND
2019-06-191906014-01WECND
2019-06-191906015-01WECND
2019-06-191906016-01WECND
2019-06-271906021-01WECND
2019-06-271906022-01WECND
2019-06-271906023-01WECND
2019-07-011907003-01WECND
2019-07-011907004-01WECND
2019-07-011907005-01WECND
2019-07-011907006-01WECND
2019-07-011907012-01WECND
2019-07-091907014-02WECND
2019-07-251907045-01WECND
2019-07-291907046-01WECND
2019-07-301907048-01WECND
2019-08-061908002-01WECND
2019-08-061908004-01WECND
2019-08-061908007-01WECND
2019-08-071908008-02WECND
2019-08-071908009-02WECND
2019-08-071908010-02WECND
2019-10-011910004-01WECND
2019-10-011910006-01WECND