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Picloram

Paw Blue Mountain Division

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

 

21

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
2019ND10ND
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
2019-07-1645238801ND
2020-04-2222086521.00ND
2020-04-2922278265.00ND
2020-04-2922278336.00ND
2020-05-1122278394.00ND
2020-05-1122278365.00ND
2020-07-2022668147.00ND
2020-07-2022668118.00ND
2020-08-1722861728.00ND
2020-08-1722861670.00ND
2020-08-1722861699.00ND
2023-04-1028766832.00ND
2023-04-1028766826.00ND
2023-04-1128766774.00ND
2023-04-1128766657.00ND
2023-06-0729172403.00ND
2023-07-1229363522.00ND
2023-07-1229363444.00ND
2023-07-2429363583.00ND
2023-07-2429363549.00ND
2023-07-2429363473.00ND