Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Methoxychlor

Cedar Point

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.

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND50ND

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
2018-02-15AE14225ND
2018-03-28AE20739ND
2018-05-23AE27598ND
2018-09-14AE40329ND
2018-11-29AE47436ND
2019-02-28AE56705ND
2019-02-28AE56707ND
2019-05-28AE68292ND
2019-09-11AE83066ND
2019-11-19AE89836ND
2020-02-18AE98850ND
2020-02-18AE98852ND
2020-06-08AF14545ND
2020-09-01AF26106ND
2020-11-05AF33548ND
2021-03-11AF46640ND
2021-03-11AF46641ND
2021-05-24AF55179ND
2021-09-13AF69646ND
2021-11-02Q2130957001ND
2022-01-31AF82697ND
2022-01-31AF82698ND
2022-04-19AF93689ND
2022-08-18AG10099ND
2022-12-20AG22436ND
2023-02-21AG29806ND
2023-02-21AG29807ND
2023-04-19AG37417ND
2023-09-06AG55188ND
2023-12-14AG66720ND