Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Methoxychlor

Gettysburg Municipal 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.

 

29

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
2020ND150ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND140ND

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
2020-05-1222350030.00ND
2020-05-1222349996.00ND
2020-05-1222349943.00ND
2020-05-1822350038.00ND
2020-05-1822349951.00ND
2020-05-2022349864.00ND
2020-05-2022349893.00ND
2020-08-1822937359.00ND
2020-08-1822937301.00ND
2020-08-1922937330.00ND
2020-08-1922937388.00ND
2020-08-2423125290.00ND
2020-08-2423125261.00ND
2020-08-2423125319.00ND
2020-12-0223656064.00ND
2023-05-1629242414.00ND
2023-05-1629242353.00ND
2023-05-1629242386.00ND
2023-05-1729242806.00ND
2023-05-1729242778.00ND
2023-05-1729242750.00ND
2023-05-3029242715.00ND
2023-08-0129639325.00ND
2023-08-0129639277.00ND
2023-08-1529639305.00ND
2023-08-1629829453.00ND
2023-08-1629829405.00ND
2023-08-2229829518.00ND
2023-08-2229829490.00ND