Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Methoxychlor

Sutton Hills Estates

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.

 

14

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
2020ND10ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

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
2020-12-17Q2050011001ND
2021-01-19Q2101202001ND
2021-03-25Q2107777001ND
2021-06-17Q2115904001ND
2021-09-20Q2125630001ND
2021-12-01Q2133443001ND
2022-03-17Q2208988001ND
2022-05-25Q2215181001ND
2022-08-16Q2224011002ND
2022-11-01Q2232969001ND
2023-01-31Q2304325003ND
2023-04-24Q2315234001ND
2023-08-16Q2334338001ND
2023-11-06Q2347417001ND