Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

North Penn Water Authority

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

 

30

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
2020ND220ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND80ND

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
2020-04-0122022938.00ND
2020-04-0122023058.00ND
2020-04-0122023028.00ND
2020-04-0122022968.00ND
2020-04-0122022998.00ND
2020-04-0122023136.00ND
2020-04-1322023350.00ND
2020-04-1322023320.00ND
2020-04-1322023290.00ND
2020-04-1322023260.00ND
2020-05-0422215392.00ND
2020-07-0622607334.00ND
2020-07-0622607364.00ND
2020-07-0622607394.00ND
2020-07-0622607304.00ND
2020-07-0622608060.00ND
2020-08-1022799614.00ND
2020-08-1022799584.00ND
2020-08-1022799494.00ND
2020-08-1222799554.00ND
2020-08-1222799524.00ND
2020-08-3122999393.00ND
2023-04-1228702864.00ND
2023-04-1228702862.00ND
2023-04-1228702861.00ND
2023-04-1228702863.00ND
2023-07-1929498031.00ND
2023-07-1929498033.00ND
2023-07-1929498032.00ND
2023-07-1929498030.00ND