Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Methoxychlor

Town of Annetta Deer Creek

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.

 

18

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
2019ND60ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND60ND
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
2019-06-03Q1930677020ND
2019-06-03Q1930677021ND
2019-06-03Q1930677022ND
2019-06-03Q1930677023ND
2019-06-03Q1930677024ND
2019-06-03Q1930677019ND
2020-04-21Q2015803011ND
2020-08-27Q2034434011ND
2020-10-14Q2040327005ND
2021-02-01Q2102857001ND
2021-04-22Q2110415001ND
2022-02-07Q2204015001ND
2022-03-10Q2208362001ND
2022-11-17Q2234711016ND
2022-11-17Q2234711017ND
2022-11-17Q2234711018ND
2022-11-17Q2234711019ND
2023-11-08Q2348107023ND