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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Picloram

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

 

68

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND110ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND100ND
2017ND150ND
2018ND160ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-03-121403-00284-10ND
2014-03-121403-00284-11ND
2014-06-251406-00311-9ND
2014-06-251406-00311-3ND
2014-06-251406-00311-5ND
2014-06-251406-00311-7ND
2014-08-191408-00277-6ND
2014-08-191408-00277-5ND
2014-08-191408-00277-2ND
2014-08-191408-00277-3ND
2014-08-191408-00277-4ND
2015-02-171502-00240-4ND
2015-02-171502-00240-3ND
2015-02-171502-00240-1ND
2015-02-171502-00240-6ND
2015-02-171502-00240-2ND
2015-06-151506-00228-1ND
2015-06-151506-00228-3ND
2015-06-151506-00228-3SND
2015-06-151506-00228-2ND
2015-06-151506-00228-2SND
2015-06-151506-00228-1SND
2015-09-141509-00177-1ND
2015-11-041511-00076-1ND
2015-11-041511-00076-2ND
2015-11-041511-00076-3ND
2015-11-041511-00076-4ND
2016-03-161603-00261-3SND
2016-03-161603-00261-1SND
2016-03-161603-00261-2SND
2016-09-131609-00214-9ND
2016-09-131609-00214-12ND
2016-10-181610-00215-1SND
2016-12-061612-00141-22ND
2016-12-061612-00141-29ND
2016-12-061612-00141-33ND
2016-12-061612-00141-26ND
2017-02-281703-0015-006ND
2017-02-281703-0015-008`ND
2017-03-211703-00293-4ND
2017-06-221706-00372-1ND
2017-06-221706-00372-5ND
2017-06-221706-00372-8ND
2017-06-221706-00372-3ND
2017-06-261706-00408-1ND
2017-09-191709-00306-2ND
2017-09-191709-00306-3ND
2017-09-191709-00306-1ND
2017-09-191709-00306-5ND
2017-09-191709-00306-4ND
2017-09-191709-00306-6ND
2017-10-311711-00018-3ND
2018-03-141803-00266-33ND
2018-03-141803-00266-31ND
2018-03-141803-00266-32ND
2018-03-141803-00266-002ND
2018-03-141803-00266-34ND
2018-06-121806-00190-002ND
2018-06-121806-00190-003ND
2018-09-051809-00070-007ND
2018-09-051809-00070-003ND
2018-09-051809-00070-002ND
2018-09-051809-00070-009ND
2018-09-051809-00070-006ND
2018-11-271811-00495-010ND
2018-11-271811-00495-004ND
2018-11-271811-00495-001ND
2018-11-271811-00495-007ND