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Picloram

Gettysburg 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.

 

29

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
2020ND150ND
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
2020-05-1222350016.00ND
2020-05-1222349984.00ND
2020-05-1222349929.00ND
2020-05-1822350045.00ND
2020-05-1822349958.00ND
2020-05-2022349874.00ND
2020-05-2022349903.00ND
2020-08-1822937369.00ND
2020-08-1822937311.00ND
2020-08-1922937340.00ND
2020-08-1922937398.00ND
2020-08-2423125300.00ND
2020-08-2423125271.00ND
2020-08-2423125329.00ND
2020-12-0223656074.00ND
2023-05-1629242400.00ND
2023-05-1629242341.00ND
2023-05-1629242372.00ND
2023-05-1729242785.00ND
2023-05-1729242757.00ND
2023-05-1729242729.00ND
2023-05-3029242701.00ND
2023-08-0129639312.00ND
2023-08-0129639263.00ND
2023-08-1529639284.00ND
2023-08-1629829439.00ND
2023-08-1629829414.00ND
2023-08-2229829500.00ND
2023-08-2229829472.00ND