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Picloram

Pennsylvania American Water Company Warren

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

 

17

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
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
2019-08-2746272501ND
2020-04-0622151831.00ND
2020-04-1522151859.00ND
2020-05-0622347212.00ND
2020-05-1322347284.00ND
2020-07-0822736945.00ND
2020-07-1522736873.00ND
2020-08-1322934657.00ND
2020-08-1922934685.00ND
2023-04-0328837775.00ND
2023-04-1128837762.00ND
2023-06-0629240277.00ND
2023-06-1329240305.00ND
2023-08-1529636972.00ND
2023-08-1629637001.00ND
2023-09-0529827544.00ND
2023-09-1229827573.00ND