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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Methoxychlor

City of Alexandria 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.

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192

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND600ND
2017ND320ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND1000ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2016-05-1035244408001ND
2016-05-1035244408002ND
2016-05-1035244408003ND
2016-05-1035244408004ND
2016-05-1035244408005ND
2016-05-1035244408001ND
2016-05-1035244408002ND
2016-05-1035244408003ND
2016-05-1035244408004ND
2016-05-1035244408005ND
2016-05-1835245776001ND
2016-05-1835245776002ND
2016-05-1835245776003ND
2016-05-1835245776004ND
2016-05-1835245776005ND
2016-05-1835245776001ND
2016-05-1835245776002ND
2016-05-1835245776003ND
2016-05-1835245776004ND
2016-05-1835245776005ND
2016-05-2535246558001ND
2016-05-2535246558002ND
2016-05-2535246558001ND
2016-05-2535246558002ND
2016-06-0635248060001ND
2016-06-0635248060004ND
2016-06-0635248060005ND
2016-06-0635248060001ND
2016-06-0635248060004ND
2016-06-0635248060005ND
2016-06-1535250015001ND
2016-06-1535250015002ND
2016-06-1535250015003ND
2016-06-1535250015004ND
2016-06-1535250015005ND
2016-06-1535250015001ND
2016-06-1535250015002ND
2016-06-1535250015003ND
2016-06-1535250015004ND
2016-06-1535250015005ND
2016-07-1935255757001ND
2016-07-1935255757002ND
2016-07-1935255757001ND
2016-07-1935255757002ND
2016-08-0935259194001ND
2016-08-0935259194002ND
2016-08-0935259194003ND
2016-08-0935259194004ND
2016-08-0935259194005ND
2016-08-0935259194001ND
2016-08-0935259194002ND
2016-08-0935259194003ND
2016-08-0935259194004ND
2016-08-0935259194005ND
2016-11-0935276653001ND
2016-11-0935276653002ND
2016-11-0935276653001ND
2016-11-0935276653002ND
2016-12-1435283929004ND
2016-12-1435283929004ND
2017-03-0835299871001ND
2017-03-0835299871002ND
2017-03-0835299871001ND
2017-03-0835299871002ND
2017-09-2535338631033ND
2017-09-2535338631033ND
2017-10-2435344545001ND
2017-10-2435344545002ND
2017-10-2435344545004ND
2017-10-2435344545005ND
2017-10-2435344545007ND
2017-10-2435344545009ND
2017-10-2435344545001ND
2017-10-2435344545002ND
2017-10-2435344545004ND
2017-10-2435344545005ND
2017-10-2435344545007ND
2017-10-2435344545009ND
2017-11-0235345825001ND
2017-11-0235345825002ND
2017-11-0235345825001ND
2017-11-0235345825002ND
2017-11-2935360706001ND
2017-11-2935360706003ND
2017-11-2935360706004ND
2017-11-2935360706001ND
2017-11-2935360706003ND
2017-11-2935360706004ND
2017-12-2835365646003ND
2017-12-2835365646005ND
2017-12-2835365646003ND
2017-12-2835365646005ND
2019-01-3035445470001ND
2019-01-3035445470002ND
2019-01-3035445470003ND
2019-01-3035445470004ND
2019-01-3035445470005ND
2019-01-3035445470001ND
2019-01-3035445470002ND
2019-01-3035445470003ND
2019-01-3035445470004ND
2019-01-3035445470005ND
2019-02-0635446987001ND
2019-02-0635446987002ND
2019-02-0635446987003ND
2019-02-0635446987004ND
2019-02-0635446987005ND
2019-02-0635446987001ND
2019-02-0635446987002ND
2019-02-0635446987003ND
2019-02-0635446987004ND
2019-02-0635446987005ND
2019-02-2735451250001ND
2019-02-2735451250002ND
2019-02-2735451250003ND
2019-02-2735451250004ND
2019-02-2735451250005ND
2019-02-2735451250001ND
2019-02-2735451250002ND
2019-02-2735451250003ND
2019-02-2735451250004ND
2019-02-2735451250005ND
2019-03-1335454676001ND
2019-03-1335454676002ND
2019-03-1335454676003ND
2019-03-1335454676004ND
2019-03-1335454686002ND
2019-03-1335454686004ND
2019-03-1335454686006ND
2019-03-1335454686007ND
2019-03-1335454686008ND
2019-03-1335454676001ND
2019-03-1335454676002ND
2019-03-1335454676003ND
2019-03-1335454676004ND
2019-03-1335454686002ND
2019-03-1335454686004ND
2019-03-1335454686006ND
2019-03-1335454686007ND
2019-03-1335454686008ND
2019-03-2035456260001ND
2019-03-2035456260002ND
2019-03-2035456260003ND
2019-03-2035456260004ND
2019-03-2035456260005ND
2019-03-2035456260001ND
2019-03-2035456260002ND
2019-03-2035456260003ND
2019-03-2035456260004ND
2019-03-2035456260005ND
2019-03-2735457693001ND
2019-03-2735457693002ND
2019-03-2735457693003ND
2019-03-2735457693004ND
2019-03-2735457693005ND
2019-03-2735457693001ND
2019-03-2735457693002ND
2019-03-2735457693003ND
2019-03-2735457693004ND
2019-03-2735457693005ND
2019-04-1035461050001ND
2019-04-1035461050002ND
2019-04-1035461050003ND
2019-04-1035461050004ND
2019-04-1035461050005ND
2019-04-1035461050001ND
2019-04-1035461050002ND
2019-04-1035461050003ND
2019-04-1035461050004ND
2019-04-1035461050005ND
2019-06-0635473878001ND
2019-06-0635473878002ND
2019-06-0635473878003ND
2019-06-0635473878001ND
2019-06-0635473878002ND
2019-06-0635473878003ND
2019-09-1135497727001ND
2019-09-1135497727002ND
2019-09-1135497727003ND
2019-09-1135497727001ND
2019-09-1135497727002ND
2019-09-1135497727003ND
2019-12-0435516733001ND
2019-12-0435516733002ND
2019-12-0435516733003ND
2019-12-0435516733004ND
2019-12-0435516733005ND
2019-12-0435516733001ND
2019-12-0435516733002ND
2019-12-0435516733003ND
2019-12-0435516733004ND
2019-12-0435516733005ND