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Picloram

North Cherokee Water Supply Corporation

NOTE: North Cherokee Water Supply Corporation purchases water from City of Jacksonville which is required to test for picloram. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Jacksonville.

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

 

11

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
2020ND50ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

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

NOTE: North Cherokee Water Supply Corporation purchases water from City of Jacksonville which is required to test for picloram. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Jacksonville.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-30Q1904613002ND
2020-01-27Q2002874007ND
2020-01-27Q2002874029ND
2020-01-27Q2002874030ND
2020-01-27Q2002874031ND
2020-05-07Q2018089007ND
2022-01-10Q2200509006ND
2023-09-28Q2341783004ND
2023-09-28Q2341783021ND
2023-09-28Q2341783022ND
2023-09-28Q2341783023ND