Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

City of New Summerfield

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-10-25Q1843100011ND
2018-10-25Q1843100012ND
2019-03-21Q1911964005ND
2019-03-21Q1911964011ND
2020-03-23Q2012158007ND
2020-03-23Q2012158008ND
2021-03-01Q2105152004ND
2021-08-12Q2121675006ND
2022-02-02Q2203981007ND
2022-02-02Q2203981008ND
2023-04-25Q2315546005ND
2023-04-25Q2315546006ND