Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

Upper Hanover 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.

 

20

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
2020ND70ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND130ND

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
2020-03-2021847999.00ND
2020-03-2021847997.00ND
2020-03-2021847998.00ND
2020-06-1822417379.00ND
2020-06-1822417382.00ND
2020-06-1822417380.00ND
2020-06-1822417381.00ND
2023-02-2828703083.00ND
2023-02-2828703085.00ND
2023-02-2828703084.00ND
2023-05-2429108943.00ND
2023-05-2429108945.00ND
2023-05-2429108944.00ND
2023-08-2129700654.00ND
2023-08-2129700653.00ND
2023-08-2229700655.00ND
2023-11-1330246616.00ND
2023-11-1330246588.00ND
2023-11-1430246560.00ND
2023-11-2830246532.00ND