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RECORD NUMBER: 312 OF 1458| Main Title | Drinking Water Criteria Document for Picloram. | |||||||||||
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| CORP Author | Dynamac Corp., Rockville, MD.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Drinking Water. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Apr 90 | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1990 | |||||||||||
| Stock Number | PB90-215351 | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Potable water ; Toxicology ; Water quality ; Herbicides ; Mutagens ; Carcinogens ; Reproduction(Biology) ; Lethal dosage ; Exposure ; Laboratory animals ; Liver neoplasms ; Picloram ; Water pollution effects(Plants) ; Pharmacokinetics ; Water pollution effects(Humans) ; Water pollution effects(Animals) ; Health hazards ; Carcinogenicity tests ; Path of pollutants ; Mutagenicity tests ; Chromosome aberrations | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 64p | |||||||||||
| Abstract | Picloram (4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid) is a widely used herbicide available in a number of formulations under the trade name Tordon. Almost no information was found in the available literature regarding the effects of picloram on humans. Picloram is poorly absorbed through human skin, and dermal application does not produce sensitization. The mechanism of picloram toxicity in animals has not been investigated. Its herbicidal effectiveness is a consequence of its auxin-like activity, which causes abnormal plant growth and development. In animals, no clear synergistic interactions of picloram with other chemicals have been observed. |