Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

Mt. Joy Boro 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.

 

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND90ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND60ND

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
2019-08-209083654-01ND
2019-11-079110611-01ND
2020-02-2021981350.00ND
2020-04-0922170965.00ND
2020-04-0922171153.00ND
2020-05-1922368376.00ND
2020-06-1022565237.00ND
2020-07-2122955054.00ND
2020-08-1122955141.00ND
2020-09-2223142306.00ND
2020-09-2223142336.00ND
2023-05-0929059158.00ND
2023-05-1529059196.00ND
2023-05-1629059197.00ND
2023-08-0129657089.00ND
2023-08-0229657090.00ND
2023-08-1529846318.00ND