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Picloram

Newtown Artesian 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.

 

17

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
2019ND10ND
2020ND100ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

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
2019-07-019020447-01ND
2020-05-0122195261.00ND
2020-05-0122195232.00ND
2020-05-0122195203.00ND
2020-05-0822393339.00ND
2020-05-0822393310.00ND
2020-07-0622587735.00ND
2020-07-0622587706.00ND
2020-07-0622587764.00ND
2020-07-0722587793.00ND
2020-07-0722587822.00ND
2021-08-0324809731.00ND
2022-07-0526824114.00ND
2023-04-0328681817.00ND
2023-04-0328681844.00ND
2023-07-0529283032.00ND
2023-07-0629283004.00ND