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Picloram

Pennsylvania American Water Company Yardley

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND60ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND60ND

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
2020-04-0922005559.00ND
2020-04-0922005587.00ND
2020-06-1122395808.00ND
2020-08-1222780347.00ND
2020-08-1222780403.00ND
2020-08-1222780375.00ND
2023-04-1128684264.00ND
2023-04-1728684292.00ND
2023-04-1728684321.00ND
2023-08-0929478396.00ND
2023-08-0929478425.00ND
2023-08-0929478441.00ND