Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Methoxychlor

Glencoe Water Works Board

Methoxychlor is an endocrine-disrupting, neurotoxic insecticide similar to DDT. Banned in the U.S. in 2002, methoxychlor was historically used on farm animals and in animal feed, lumber, gardens and agricultural crops.

 

12

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
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND60ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.09 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.09 ppb for methoxychlor 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 hormone disruption.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 40 ppb

The legal limit for methoxychlor, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-121906-00227-001ND
2019-06-121906-00227-002ND
2019-06-121906-00227-003ND
2019-12-041912-00084-001ND
2019-12-041912-00084-002ND
2019-12-041912-00084-003ND
2022-06-272206-00486-001ND
2022-06-272206-00486-002ND
2022-06-272206-00486-003ND
2022-12-122212-00262-001ND
2022-12-132212-00262-002ND
2022-12-132212-00262-003ND