Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

Telford Borough 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
2020ND190ND
2021ND10ND
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
2020-03-0321850260.00ND
2020-03-0321850200.00ND
2020-03-0321850230.00ND
2020-03-0321850170.00ND
2020-06-0122419234.00ND
2020-06-0122419354.00ND
2020-06-0122419277.00ND
2020-06-0122419324.00ND
2020-06-0122419294.00ND
2020-08-2423002175.00ND
2020-08-2423002295.00ND
2020-08-2423002205.00ND
2020-08-2423002235.00ND
2020-09-1423002265.00ND
2020-10-1223185470.00ND
2020-10-1223185410.00ND
2020-10-1223185440.00ND
2020-10-1223185380.00ND
2020-12-0123540100.00ND
2021-01-1323715297.00ND
2023-05-0328902854.00ND
2023-05-0328902853.00ND
2023-05-0328902855.00ND
2023-05-0328902852.00ND
2023-05-0328902851.00ND
2023-08-0229500063.00ND
2023-08-0229500061.00ND
2023-08-0229500065.00ND
2023-08-0229500062.00ND
2023-08-0229500064.00ND