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Picloram

Paw Penn 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.

 

31

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND150ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND140ND

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
2019-07-1545716201ND
2019-10-3143999701ND
2020-04-0622069238.00ND
2020-04-0622069209.00ND
2020-04-0822069369.00ND
2020-04-0822069427.00ND
2020-04-1422069340.00ND
2020-04-1622069456.00ND
2020-04-1622069398.00ND
2020-05-0622261466.00ND
2020-07-0122652290.00ND
2020-07-0122652261.00ND
2020-07-0122652377.00ND
2020-07-0922652203.00ND
2020-07-0922652232.00ND
2020-07-0922652319.00ND
2020-07-1322652348.00ND
2023-04-0628749314.00ND
2023-04-0628749480.00ND
2023-04-0628749445.00ND
2023-04-1328749401.00ND
2023-04-1328749372.00ND
2023-04-1328749343.00ND
2023-06-0729155722.00ND
2023-07-1329346821.00ND
2023-07-1329346873.00ND
2023-07-1329346792.00ND
2023-07-1329346879.00ND
2023-07-2029346763.00ND
2023-07-2029346734.00ND
2023-07-2029346705.00ND