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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Methoxychlor

Suburban East Salem WD

NOTE: Suburban East Salem WD purchases water from Salem Public Works which is required to test for methoxychlor. Sample information shown below was taken by Salem Public Works.

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.

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15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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

NOTE: Suburban East Salem WD purchases water from Salem Public Works which is required to test for methoxychlor. Sample information shown below was taken by Salem Public Works.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-10201402110122-SND
2014-04-30201405010614-SND
2014-06-30201407010127-SND
2015-01-29201501300125-SND
2015-05-18201505070224-SND
2016-05-11201604140078-SND
2016-08-23201608050473-SND
2016-11-30201611280122-SND
2017-01-31201702010756-SND
2017-04-11201704131257-SND
2017-06-01201706020201-SND
2018-01-24201801250239-SND
2019-02-07201902080338-SND
2019-08-15201908160799-SND
2019-10-10201910110546-SND