Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Methoxychlor

Oil City Water Works

NOTE: Oil City Water Works purchases water from Blanchard Water System which is required to test for methoxychlor. Sample information shown below was taken by Blanchard Water 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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
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

NOTE: Oil City Water Works purchases water from Blanchard Water System which is required to test for methoxychlor. Sample information shown below was taken by Blanchard Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-0835367511001ND
2018-01-0835367511001ND
2018-07-2335407300001ND
2018-07-2335407300001ND
2019-02-1835449623001ND
2019-02-1835449623001ND
2019-07-2535485233001ND
2019-07-2535485233001ND
2020-03-1635538195001ND
2020-08-1035569898001ND
2021-01-0535602529001ND
2021-08-1035655130002ND
2022-02-1435697796002ND
2022-07-2735735463003ND
2023-01-3035776976004ND
2023-08-1535821486001ND