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What’s in your water?
Methoxychlor
Reproductive difficulties
EWG guideline0.09 ppb
Legal limit40 ppb
ppb = Parts per billion
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.
States affected
14
Utilities affected
38
Population affected
671.175
You should know
VOCs, also known as Volatile Organic Compounds, are gases emitted into the air from products or processes. They are widely used in various industries and products like paints, varnishes, wax, disinfection and even cosmetic products. Since there is such a wide variety of pollutants, health risks also vary greatly depending on levels of exposure and length of time exposed. Some effects include eye, nose, and throat irritation, headaches, loss of coordination, nausea, liver, and kidney damage.
Health concerns
  • Reproductive difficulties
What’s in your water?
States reporting contamination
State
Utilities
Above guidelines
Population affected
Oklahoma
1
0
1,8K
Delaware
1
0
445
Connecticut
2
0
9,5K
New Jersey
1
0
4K
Illinois
1
0
6,4K
Nebraska
3
0
467
Indiana
3
0
21K
New York
1
0
3,8K
Florida
19
0
430,7K
North Carolina
1
0
58

Health guidelines

EWG guideline0.09 ppb
The 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 Maxiumum Contaminant Level (MCL)

The legal limit for methoxychlor, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

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