Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

Whitehall Twp 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
2020ND100ND
2021N/A00N/A
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
2020-05-1922274553.00ND
2020-05-1922274433.00ND
2020-05-1922274523.00ND
2020-05-1922274493.00ND
2020-05-1922274463.00ND
2020-08-0422857095.00ND
2020-08-0422857125.00ND
2020-08-0422857065.00ND
2020-08-0422857035.00ND
2020-08-0422857005.00ND
2023-05-0228962496.00ND
2023-05-0228962497.00ND
2023-05-0228962495.00ND
2023-05-0228962498.00ND
2023-05-0228962494.00ND
2023-08-0129558761.00ND
2023-08-0129558759.00ND
2023-08-0129558762.00ND
2023-08-0129558760.00ND
2023-08-0129558763.00ND