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Picloram

Pennsylvania American Royersford

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

 

21

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
2020ND110ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND100ND

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
2020-04-0822016219.00ND
2020-04-0822016103.00ND
2020-04-1522016304.00ND
2020-04-1522016276.00ND
2020-04-1522016248.00ND
2020-07-0722601593.00ND
2020-08-0422792304.00ND
2020-08-0522792282.00ND
2020-08-1122792226.00ND
2020-08-1122792254.00ND
2020-08-1822792674.00ND
2023-05-0128893355.00ND
2023-05-0128893383.00ND
2023-05-0128893312.00ND
2023-05-1128893327.00ND
2023-05-1128893411.00ND
2023-07-0629296033.00ND
2023-08-1029491110.00ND
2023-08-1029491077.00ND
2023-08-1029491131.00ND
2023-08-1029491044.00ND