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Methoxychlor

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Greenwich System

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND60ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND60ND
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
2018-06-04201807485-SOCRND
2018-06-04201807476-SOCRND
2019-06-03201907836-SOCRND
2019-06-03201907864-SOCRND
2019-07-01201909729-SOCND
2019-07-02201909869-SOCND
2019-10-01201915908-SOCND
2019-11-11201918481-SOCND
2020-06-01202007935-SOCRND
2020-06-02202008059-SOCRND
2021-06-01202107741-SOCRND
2021-06-02202107862-SOCRND
2022-06-06202209005-SOCRND
2022-06-07202209099-SOCRND
2022-08-29202215057-SOCND
2022-09-19202216453-SOCND
2022-10-03202217572-SOCND
2022-10-04202217668-SOCND
2023-06-05202309186-SOCRND
2023-06-06202309336-SOCRND