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Picloram

Collegeville Trappe Joint Public Works Department

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

 

40

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
2020ND200ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND200ND

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
2020-05-0422213266.00ND
2020-05-0422213236.00ND
2020-05-0422213296.00ND
2020-05-1822213533.00ND
2020-05-1822213516.00ND
2020-05-1822213563.00ND
2020-05-1822213486.00ND
2020-06-0822414088.00ND
2020-06-0822414148.00ND
2020-06-0822414118.00ND
2020-08-0322797492.00ND
2020-08-0322797268.00ND
2020-08-0322797357.00ND
2020-08-0322797297.00ND
2020-08-0322797327.00ND
2020-08-1722797872.00ND
2020-08-1722797843.00ND
2020-08-1722797814.00ND
2020-08-1722797785.00ND
2020-08-1722797755.00ND
2023-04-1728700822.00ND
2023-04-1728700819.00ND
2023-04-1728700824.00ND
2023-04-1728700823.00ND
2023-04-1728700821.00ND
2023-04-1728700820.00ND
2023-05-0128898932.00ND
2023-05-0128898931.00ND
2023-05-0128898930.00ND
2023-05-0128898933.00ND
2023-07-2429495755.00ND
2023-07-2429495757.00ND
2023-07-2429495756.00ND
2023-07-2429495754.00ND
2023-07-2429495753.00ND
2023-08-0729495760.00ND
2023-08-0729495761.00ND
2023-08-0729495759.00ND
2023-08-0729495758.00ND
2023-08-2129496175.00ND