Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

East Cocalico Township

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

 

42

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
2020ND220ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND200ND

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
2020-05-0122369339.00ND
2020-05-0122369497.00ND
2020-05-0122369468.00ND
2020-05-0122369426.00ND
2020-05-0122369397.00ND
2020-05-0122369368.00ND
2020-05-0122369310.00ND
2020-05-0122369281.00ND
2020-05-0122369252.00ND
2020-05-0122369223.00ND
2020-05-0122369194.00ND
2020-07-3122956391.00ND
2020-07-3122956345.00ND
2020-07-3122956188.00ND
2020-07-3122956304.00ND
2020-07-3122956362.00ND
2020-07-3122956275.00ND
2020-07-3122956159.00ND
2020-07-3122956246.00ND
2020-07-3122956130.00ND
2020-07-3122956229.00ND
2020-07-3122956420.00ND
2023-05-3029261635.00ND
2023-05-3029261632.00ND
2023-05-3029261633.00ND
2023-05-3029261631.00ND
2023-05-3029261634.00ND
2023-05-3029261630.00ND
2023-05-3029261629.00ND
2023-05-3029261628.00ND
2023-05-3029261636.00ND
2023-06-2829261794.00ND
2023-09-1329847386.00ND
2023-09-1329847381.00ND
2023-09-1329847387.00ND
2023-09-1329847385.00ND
2023-09-1329847380.00ND
2023-09-1329847388.00ND
2023-09-1329847384.00ND
2023-09-1329847389.00ND
2023-09-1329847383.00ND
2023-09-1329847382.00ND