Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Methoxychlor

East Cocalico Township

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.

 

42

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
2020ND220ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND200ND

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
2020-05-0122369330.00ND
2020-05-0122369475.00ND
2020-05-0122369446.00ND
2020-05-0122369417.00ND
2020-05-0122369388.00ND
2020-05-0122369359.00ND
2020-05-0122369301.00ND
2020-05-0122369272.00ND
2020-05-0122369243.00ND
2020-05-0122369214.00ND
2020-05-0122369185.00ND
2020-07-3122956381.00ND
2020-07-3122956323.00ND
2020-07-3122956178.00ND
2020-07-3122956294.00ND
2020-07-3122956352.00ND
2020-07-3122956265.00ND
2020-07-3122956149.00ND
2020-07-3122956236.00ND
2020-07-3122956120.00ND
2020-07-3122956207.00ND
2020-07-3122956410.00ND
2023-05-3029261535.00ND
2023-05-3029261532.00ND
2023-05-3029261533.00ND
2023-05-3029261538.00ND
2023-05-3029261534.00ND
2023-05-3029261531.00ND
2023-05-3029261530.00ND
2023-05-3029261529.00ND
2023-05-3029261537.00ND
2023-05-3029261536.00ND
2023-09-1329847286.00ND
2023-09-1329847289.00ND
2023-09-1329847290.00ND
2023-09-1329847285.00ND
2023-09-1329847288.00ND
2023-09-1329847287.00ND
2023-09-1329847284.00ND
2023-09-1329847291.00ND
2023-09-1329847283.00ND
2023-09-1329847292.00ND