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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Picloram

Doney Park 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.

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND120ND
2016ND20ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND140ND
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
2015-03-17201503180283SCND
2015-03-17201503180283SBND
2015-03-17201503180283SAND
2015-03-17201503180281SCND
2015-03-17201503180281SBND
2015-03-17201503180281SAND
2015-04-28201504290206SCND
2015-04-28201504290206SBND
2015-04-28201504290206SAND
2015-04-28201504290204SCND
2015-04-28201504290204SBND
2015-04-28201504290204SAND
2016-04-05201604060136SND
2016-09-29201609300018SND
2018-04-17201804180326SEND
2018-04-17201804180326SDND
2018-04-17201804180326SCND
2018-04-17201804180326SBND
2018-04-17201804180326SAND
2018-06-13201806140290SND
2018-08-01201808020181SCND
2018-08-01201808020181SBND
2018-08-01201808020181SAND
2018-08-01201808020177SCND
2018-08-01201808020177SBND
2018-08-01201808020177SAND
2018-08-28201808290304SND
2018-10-30201810310048SND