Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Methoxychlor

Perkasie Regional Authority

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.

 

16

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND160ND

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
2023-05-0328879596.00ND
2023-05-0328879594.00ND
2023-05-0328879597.00ND
2023-05-0328879595.00ND
2023-06-0629088204.00ND
2023-06-0629088201.00ND
2023-06-0629088202.00ND
2023-06-0629088203.00ND
2023-09-0629681494.00ND
2023-09-0629681491.00ND
2023-09-0629681492.00ND
2023-09-0629681493.00ND
2023-12-1930228434.00ND
2023-12-1930228435.00ND
2023-12-1930228436.00ND
2023-12-1930228437.00ND