Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

Schuylkill County. Municipal 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.

 

16

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
2020ND80ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND80ND

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
2020-04-2922281731.00ND
2020-04-2922281702.00ND
2020-04-2922281789.00ND
2020-04-2922281760.00ND
2020-07-2922864909.00ND
2020-07-2922864880.00ND
2020-07-2922864851.00ND
2020-08-0622864950.00ND
2023-05-0829175428.00ND
2023-05-0929175429.00ND
2023-05-1029175431.00ND
2023-05-1129175430.00ND
2023-08-0329762940.00ND
2023-08-0429762939.00ND
2023-08-0929763039.00ND
2023-08-0929763040.00ND