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Picloram

Elizabethtown Area Water

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

 

26

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
2020ND120ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND130ND

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
2019-06-109045802-01ND
2020-05-2622567382.00ND
2020-05-2622567502.00ND
2020-05-2622567472.00ND
2020-05-2622567442.00ND
2020-05-2622567412.00ND
2020-05-2622567532.00ND
2020-08-0322957737.00ND
2020-08-0322957647.00ND
2020-08-0322957617.00ND
2020-08-0322957767.00ND
2020-08-0322957707.00ND
2020-08-0322957677.00ND
2023-04-2429061707.00ND
2023-04-2429061705.00ND
2023-04-2429061706.00ND
2023-04-2429061710.00ND
2023-04-2429061711.00ND
2023-04-2429061709.00ND
2023-04-2429061708.00ND
2023-08-2829849186.00ND
2023-08-2829849185.00ND
2023-08-2829849187.00ND
2023-08-2829849184.00ND
2023-08-2829849183.00ND
2023-08-2829849182.00ND