Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Methoxychlor

Elgin Public Water Supply

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.

 

33

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND40ND
2020ND90ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND100ND
2023ND70ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2019-12-10SDWA-1438615-00ND
2019-12-10SDWA-1438616-00ND
2019-12-11SDWA-1438618-00ND
2019-12-11SDWA-1438617-00ND
2020-04-28SDWA-1458595-00ND
2020-04-29SDWA-1458592-00ND
2020-04-29SDWA-1458594-00ND
2020-09-08SDWA-1515792-00ND
2020-09-08SDWA-1515793-00ND
2020-09-08SDWA-1515794-00ND
2020-09-08SDWA-1515795-00ND
2020-10-29SDWA-1531266-00ND
2020-10-29SDWA-1531267-00ND
2021-10-12SDWA-1604992-00ND
2021-10-12SDWA-1604993-00ND
2021-10-12SDWA-1604991-00ND
2022-02-16SDWA-1669902-00ND
2022-02-16SDWA-1669886-00ND
2022-02-16SDWA-1669867-00ND
2022-05-11SDWA-1689093-00ND
2022-05-11SDWA-1689112-00ND
2022-05-11SDWA-1689144-00ND
2022-07-26SDWA-1715712-00ND
2022-12-06SDWA-1747275-00ND
2022-12-06SDWA-1747306-00ND
2022-12-06SDWA-1747298-00ND
2023-03-01SDWA-1776444-00ND
2023-03-01SDWA-1776445-00ND
2023-03-01SDWA-1776446-00ND
2023-06-14SDWA-1801949-00ND
2023-12-27SDWA-1854487-00ND
2023-12-27SDWA-1854542-00ND
2023-12-27SDWA-1854558-00ND