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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Methoxychlor

Midwest City

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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66

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
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND420ND
2019ND240ND

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
2018-03-26AC27032-09ND
2018-03-26AC27032-08ND
2018-03-26AC27032-07ND
2018-03-26AC27032-06ND
2018-03-26AC27032-05ND
2018-03-26AC27032-04ND
2018-03-26AC27032-03ND
2018-03-26AC27032-02ND
2018-03-26AC27032-01ND
2018-06-18AF19074-05ND
2018-06-18AF19074-01ND
2018-06-18AF19074-02ND
2018-06-18AF19074-03ND
2018-06-18AF19074-04ND
2018-06-18AF19074-06ND
2018-06-18AF19074-07ND
2018-06-18AF19074-08ND
2018-06-18AF19074-09ND
2018-06-18AF19074-10ND
2018-06-18AF19074-11ND
2018-08-21AH22077-08ND
2018-08-21AH22077-01ND
2018-08-21AH22077-02ND
2018-08-21AH22077-03ND
2018-08-21AH22077-04ND
2018-08-21AH22077-05ND
2018-08-21AH22077-06ND
2018-08-21AH22077-07ND
2018-08-21AH22077-09ND
2018-08-21AH22077-10ND
2018-09-04AI05090-01RE1ND
2018-10-29AJ30053-05ND
2018-10-29AJ30053-04ND
2018-10-29AJ30053-03ND
2018-10-29AJ30052-01ND
2018-10-29AJ30052-02ND
2018-10-29AJ30052-03ND
2018-10-29AJ30052-04ND
2018-10-29AJ30052-05ND
2018-10-29AJ30052-06ND
2018-10-29AJ30053-01ND
2018-10-29AJ30053-02ND
2019-01-15BA15045-01ND
2019-02-25BB26050-07ND
2019-02-25BB26050-01ND
2019-02-25BB26050-02ND
2019-02-25BB26050-03ND
2019-02-25BB26050-04ND
2019-02-25BB26050-05ND
2019-02-25BB26050-06ND
2019-02-25BB26050-08ND
2019-02-25BB26050-09ND
2019-02-25BB26050-10ND
2019-02-25BB26050-11ND
2019-02-25BB26059-01ND
2019-10-28BJ29019-10ND
2019-10-28BJ29019-09ND
2019-10-28BJ29019-08ND
2019-10-28BJ29019-07ND
2019-10-28BJ29019-06ND
2019-10-28BJ29019-05ND
2019-10-28BJ29019-04ND
2019-10-28BJ29019-03ND
2019-10-28BJ29019-02ND
2019-10-28BJ29019-01ND
2019-12-09BL10033-01ND