Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Methoxychlor

Torrington Water Company

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-05-08D8E0876-02SOCRND
2018-05-08D8E0876-01SOCRND
2019-05-14D9E1449-01SOCND
2019-05-14D9E1476-02RE1SOCRND
2019-05-14D9E1476-01SOCRND
2019-08-13D9H1460-01SOCND
2020-05-12D0E0828-02SOCND
2020-05-12D0E0828-01SOCND
2021-05-11D1E1034-02SOCND
2021-05-11D1E1034-01SOCND
2022-05-10D2E0906-01SOCND
2022-05-11D2E1173-02RRESOCND
2022-05-11D2E1173-01RESOCND
2022-08-09D2H1077-01SOCND
2023-06-06202309357-SOCRND