Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

Wild Oaks Water Company

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2019-11-11420-163115-1SOCSND
2019-11-11420-163115-3SOCSND
2019-11-11420-163115-2SOCSND
2020-11-2470154541003-SOCSND
2020-11-2470154541002-SOCSND
2020-11-2470154541001-SOCSND
2021-02-25420-191794-1-SOCSND
2021-02-25420-191794-3-SOCSND
2021-02-25420-191794-2-SOCSND
2022-11-2322K3457-02-SOCSND
2022-12-1422L2157-03-SOCSND
2022-12-1422L2157-05-SOCSND