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Picloram

Pawc Pocono District

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

 

36

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
2020ND180ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND180ND

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
2020-04-1622047138.00ND
2020-04-2722047196.00ND
2020-04-2722047167.00ND
2020-04-2922239139.00ND
2020-04-2922239110.00ND
2020-04-2922239052.00ND
2020-05-0422239081.00ND
2020-05-0422239023.00ND
2020-05-0522239168.00ND
2020-07-0822630997.00ND
2020-07-0822630852.00ND
2020-07-0822630968.00ND
2020-07-1322630794.00ND
2020-07-1322630823.00ND
2020-07-1322630765.00ND
2020-07-1422630939.00ND
2020-07-1422630910.00ND
2020-07-1422630881.00ND
2023-05-1028925564.00ND
2023-05-1028925477.00ND
2023-05-1028925709.00ND
2023-05-1028925680.00ND
2023-05-1028925651.00ND
2023-05-1028925506.00ND
2023-05-1028925622.00ND
2023-05-1028925593.00ND
2023-05-1028925535.00ND
2023-07-1929324779.00ND
2023-07-1929324750.00ND
2023-07-1929324634.00ND
2023-07-1929324823.00ND
2023-07-1929324663.00ND
2023-07-1929324605.00ND
2023-07-1929324852.00ND
2023-07-1929324721.00ND
2023-07-1929324692.00ND