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Picloram

Bedford Consolidated Water District

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

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-03-01BZ96713SOCSND
2019-04-03CC81308SOCSND
2019-04-03CC81307SOCSND
2019-08-06CD79192SOCSND
2020-04-07CF69844SOCSND
2020-04-07CF69842SOCSND
2021-02-10CH60663-SOCSND
2021-09-21CJ33009-SOCSND
2021-09-21CJ33015-SOCSND
2022-02-14CK66915-SOCSND
2022-09-21CM38124-SOCSND
2022-09-21CM38125-SOCSND
2023-09-06CO91795-SOCSND
2023-09-13CO98772-SOCSND
2023-09-13CO98774-SOCSND