Methoxychlor

Oyster Point S/d

NOTE: Oyster Point S/d purchases water from Cape Fear Public Utility Authority - New Hanover County which is required to test for methoxychlor. Sample information shown below was taken by Cape Fear Public Utility Authority - New Hanover County.

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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Range of results
2014	ND	2	ND
2015	ND	5	ND
2016	ND	1	ND
2017	ND	2	ND
2018	ND	4	ND
2019	ND	4	ND

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
2014-01-15	201401160704	ND
2014-04-10	201404120236	ND
2015-09-23		ND
2015-09-29		ND
2015-11-12		ND
2015-11-16		ND
2015-12-30		ND
2016-07-14	3494007	ND
2016-10-13	3564825	ND
2017-01-17	3622896	ND
2017-04-10	3671291	ND
2018-08-02	92394441001SOC	ND
2018-08-02	92394444001SOC	ND
2018-10-16	4091752	ND
2018-10-16	4091760	ND
2019-07-02	4343257	ND
2019-09-12	4419232	ND
2019-10-01	4441728	ND
2019-10-01	4443585	ND