Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Methoxychlor

Crossett Water Commission

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
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-03-1918080001001ND
2020-01-1420016004501ND
2020-06-1020163010901ND
2020-07-1520198001501ND
2020-12-0120338003801ND
2021-01-1321014004601ND
2021-04-2121112006901ND
2021-07-2021203007201ND
2021-10-1121287005401ND
2022-04-20O197148-OGC-1ND
2023-01-11O205112-OGC-1ND
2023-04-27O208306-OGC-1ND