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Picloram

Swta - Main System

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

 

28

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
2020ND140ND
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
2020-04-0722080442.00ND
2020-04-0722080472.00ND
2020-04-0722080532.00ND
2020-04-0722080412.00ND
2020-04-0722080502.00ND
2020-04-0722080382.00ND
2020-04-0722080352.00ND
2020-07-2822854603.00ND
2020-07-2822854663.00ND
2020-07-2822854753.00ND
2020-07-2822854633.00ND
2020-07-2822854573.00ND
2020-07-2822854693.00ND
2020-07-2822854723.00ND
2023-05-0228960684.00ND
2023-05-0228960689.00ND
2023-05-0228960688.00ND
2023-05-0228960687.00ND
2023-05-0228960685.00ND
2023-05-0228960686.00ND
2023-06-2729166833.00ND
2023-08-0829556378.00ND
2023-08-0829556375.00ND
2023-08-0829556376.00ND
2023-08-0829556374.00ND
2023-08-0829556377.00ND
2023-08-0829556373.00ND
2023-08-0829556379.00ND