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Methoxychlor

United Water New York

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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210

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND440ND
2015ND330ND
2016ND630ND
2017ND530ND
2018ND140ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-01-14370297ND
2014-01-14370294ND
2014-01-14370300ND
2014-01-15370366ND
2014-01-15370367ND
2014-02-24372742ND
2014-02-24372740ND
2014-02-25372866ND
2014-02-26372864ND
2014-02-26372907ND
2014-02-27372984ND
2014-02-27372981ND
2014-03-03373155ND
2014-04-02374983ND
2014-04-09375398ND
2014-04-22376113ND
2014-04-22376112ND
2014-04-23376239ND
2014-04-23376238ND
2014-04-24376286ND
2014-04-24398471ND
2014-04-29376534ND
2014-04-30376625ND
2014-05-07377036ND
2014-05-08377143ND
2014-05-08377139ND
2014-05-15377574ND
2014-06-16379401ND
2014-06-17379506ND
2014-06-18379606ND
2014-06-18379605ND
2014-06-18379604ND
2014-06-19379679ND
2014-07-10380903ND
2014-07-10380900ND
2014-07-16381343ND
2014-07-16381342ND
2014-08-13383108ND
2014-08-14383258ND
2014-09-23385567ND
2014-09-23385569ND
2014-09-30386024ND
2014-10-20387218ND
2014-10-20387219ND
2015-04-20397520ND
2015-04-20397519ND
2015-05-05398378ND
2015-05-05398377ND
2015-05-05398376ND
2015-05-05398375ND
2015-05-06398468ND
2015-05-06398469ND
2015-05-06398470ND
2015-05-07398601ND
2015-05-07398602ND
2015-05-08398713ND
2015-05-08398712ND
2015-05-08398711ND
2015-05-08398714ND
2015-05-15399151ND
2015-05-15399150ND
2015-05-15399149ND
2015-05-15399148ND
2015-05-19399332ND
2015-05-19399331ND
2015-05-28372907ND
2015-05-28399897ND
2015-05-28399896ND
2015-06-05400413ND
2015-06-05400414ND
2015-06-12400884ND
2015-06-12400885ND
2015-07-30403856ND
2015-07-30403857ND
2015-09-10406392ND
2015-09-10406396ND
2015-09-23407143ND
2016-01-07413268ND
2016-01-07413267ND
2016-01-13413625ND
2016-01-13413628ND
2016-01-13413627ND
2016-01-13413626ND
2016-01-28414667ND
2016-01-28414666ND
2016-01-28414665ND
2016-01-28414668ND
2016-02-04415072ND
2016-02-04415073ND
2016-02-05416416ND
2016-02-24416351ND
2016-02-24416353ND
2016-02-24416352ND
2016-02-25416417ND
2016-03-292133164001ND
2016-03-292133164002ND
2016-04-05418667ND
2016-04-05418666ND
2016-04-21419750ND
2016-04-21419749ND
2016-04-21419748ND
2016-04-21419751ND
2016-04-24416350ND
2016-05-06420665ND
2016-05-06420666ND
2016-05-19421552ND
2016-05-23421720ND
2016-05-23421723ND
2016-06-29424003ND
2016-07-06424312ND
2016-07-062157552001ND
2016-07-06424311ND
2016-07-12424715ND
2016-07-12424716ND
2016-07-13424839ND
2016-07-14424873ND
2016-07-14424913ND
2016-07-14424909ND
2016-07-22425569ND
2016-07-25425642ND
2016-07-25425644ND
2016-07-27425842ND
2016-07-29426056ND
2016-07-29426055ND
2016-08-04426473ND
2016-08-04SOCSND
2016-08-11426950ND
2016-08-11426955ND
2016-08-11426956ND
2016-08-11426951ND
2016-08-12427132ND
2016-08-12427131ND
2016-08-22427676ND
2016-08-24427880ND
2016-08-27405689ND
2016-09-01405988ND
2016-09-09406319ND
2016-12-01434520ND
2016-12-16435521ND
2016-12-16435523ND
2017-03-08440277ND
2017-03-08440275ND
2017-03-29441470ND
2017-03-30441525ND
2017-03-30441523ND
2017-03-30441524ND
2017-04-05441858ND
2017-04-05441857ND
2017-04-05441856ND
2017-04-19442672ND
2017-04-19442673ND
2017-04-19442671ND
2017-04-20442777ND
2017-04-20442775ND
2017-04-20442776ND
2017-04-20442774ND
2017-04-25443098ND
2017-04-25443099ND
2017-04-26443197ND
2017-05-02443510ND
2017-05-02443511ND
2017-05-03443641ND
2017-05-03443642ND
2017-05-10444115ND
2017-05-17444619ND
2017-05-23444964ND
2017-05-30445321ND
2017-05-31445396ND
2017-05-31445395ND
2017-06-10447749ND
2017-06-14446277ND
2017-06-14446275ND
2017-06-15446367ND
2017-06-19446538ND
2017-06-19446537ND
2017-06-26447004ND
2017-06-26447003ND
2017-06-26447188ND
2017-07-05447424ND
2017-07-05447432ND
2017-07-11447899ND
2017-07-11447900ND
2017-07-24448849ND
2017-07-25448936ND
2017-09-27453150ND
2017-10-05453752ND
2017-10-05453753ND
2017-10-26455206ND
2017-11-02455688ND
2017-11-14456395ND
2017-11-16456674ND
2017-11-27457237ND
2017-11-29457412ND
2018-03-26201803270644AND
2018-03-26201803270644ND
2018-03-28201803300380ND
2018-03-28201803300381ND
2018-05-08201805110003ND
2018-05-10201805110762ND
2018-06-13201806141146ND
2018-06-21201806220429ND
2018-06-27201809200843ND
2018-08-22201808230674ND
2018-08-22201808230675ND
2018-10-29201810300309ND
2018-10-29201810300310ND
2018-10-29201810300311ND
2019-05-10201905140477ND
2019-05-14201905160609ND
2019-08-05201908070608ND