Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Methoxychlor

City of Idalou

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.

 

12

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
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND10ND

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
2019-01-30Q1904476001ND
2019-04-10Q1914418008ND
2019-04-10Q1914418009ND
2019-09-11Q1963950007ND
2020-03-11Q2010310009ND
2020-06-09Q2023125009ND
2021-06-03Q2114442001ND
2022-02-16Q2205704001ND
2022-02-16Q2205704003ND
2022-12-05Q2236043001ND
2022-12-05Q2236043002ND
2023-07-26Q2329823008ND