Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Picloram

North Hunt Special Utility District

NOTE: North Hunt Special Utility District purchases water from City of Commerce which is required to test for picloram. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Commerce.

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

 

4

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
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
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

NOTE: North Hunt Special Utility District purchases water from City of Commerce which is required to test for picloram. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Commerce.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-02-21Q1907743011ND
2020-05-07Q2018051002ND
2022-10-26Q2232338008ND
2023-02-15Q2306243010ND