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Picloram

Lexington & Joseph Harp Correctional Institution

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

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND240ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND40ND
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
2018-02-27SDWA-1240279-00ND
2019-02-26SDWA-1342972-00ND
2019-02-26SDWA-1342973-00ND
2019-02-26SDWA-1342974-00ND
2019-02-26SDWA-1342975-00ND
2019-02-26SDWA-1342976-00ND
2019-02-26SDWA-1342977-00ND
2019-05-06SDWA-1367728-00ND
2019-05-06SDWA-1367729-00ND
2019-05-06SDWA-1367730-00ND
2019-05-06SDWA-1367731-00ND
2019-05-06SDWA-1367732-00ND
2019-05-06SDWA-1367733-00ND
2019-08-13SDWA-1402240-00ND
2019-08-13SDWA-1402241-00ND
2019-08-13SDWA-1402242-00ND
2019-08-13SDWA-1402243-00ND
2019-08-13SDWA-1402244-00ND
2019-08-13SDWA-1402245-00ND
2019-11-06SDWA-1433599-00ND
2019-11-06SDWA-1433604-00ND
2019-11-06SDWA-1433603-00ND
2019-11-06SDWA-1433602-00ND
2019-11-06SDWA-1433601-00ND
2019-11-06SDWA-1433600-00ND
2020-09-22SDWA-1491817-00ND
2021-02-08SDWA-1531164-00ND
2021-09-13SDWA-1603804-00ND
2022-03-21SDWA-1671219-00ND
2022-03-21SDWA-1671229-00ND
2022-03-21SDWA-1671235-00ND
2022-03-21SDWA-1671241-00ND