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Methoxychlor

Elizabethtown Area Water

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.

 

24

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
2020ND120ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND120ND

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
2020-05-2622567493.00ND
2020-05-2622567523.00ND
2020-05-2622567403.00ND
2020-05-2622567463.00ND
2020-05-2622567373.00ND
2020-05-2622567433.00ND
2020-08-0322957757.00ND
2020-08-0322957727.00ND
2020-08-0322957637.00ND
2020-08-0322957697.00ND
2020-08-0322957607.00ND
2020-08-0322957667.00ND
2023-04-2429061648.00ND
2023-04-2429061647.00ND
2023-04-2429061646.00ND
2023-04-2429061649.00ND
2023-04-2429061645.00ND
2023-04-2429061644.00ND
2023-09-1829849124.00ND
2023-09-1829849126.00ND
2023-09-1829849123.00ND
2023-09-1829849127.00ND
2023-09-1829849122.00ND
2023-09-1829849125.00ND