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Methoxychlor

Bethel, Town of

NOTE: Bethel, Town of purchases water from Greenville Utilities Comm. which is required to test for methoxychlor. Sample information shown below was taken by Greenville Utilities Comm..

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND80ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND30ND
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

NOTE: Bethel, Town of purchases water from Greenville Utilities Comm. which is required to test for methoxychlor. Sample information shown below was taken by Greenville Utilities Comm..

Date Lab ID Result
2020-01-2377659-01ND
2020-01-2377659-02ND
2020-01-2377659-03ND
2020-01-2377659-04ND
2020-04-1681065-01ND
2020-04-1681066-01ND
2020-04-1681067-01ND
2020-04-1681068-01ND
2023-05-2537729_23-26775ND
2023-05-2537729_23-26778ND
2023-05-2537729_23-26779ND
2023-05-2537729_23-26780ND