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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endrin

Doyon Utilities Jber - Richardson

Endrin is a banned organochlorine insecticide that is persistent and bioaccumulative. Endrin damages the nervous, immune and reproductive systems in people. It also harms fish, birds and other wildlife.

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND120ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.3 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.3 ppb for endrin 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 change to the heart and blood vessels.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 2 ppb

The legal limit for endrin, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1960s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-02-24PE*3195339ND
2015-02-24PE*3195672ND
2015-02-24PE*3195308ND
2015-06-23PE*3268442ND
2015-06-23PE*3268599ND
2015-06-23PE*3268614ND
2015-09-14PE*3322324ND
2015-09-14PE*3322335ND
2015-09-14PE*3322352ND
2015-12-07PE*3371143ND
2015-12-07PE*3371156ND
2015-12-07PE*3371166ND
2016-03-29PE*3422157ND
2017-03-06PE*3649762ND
2017-05-22PE*3698683ND
2017-08-28PE*3767824ND
2017-10-11PE*3797936ND
2018-01-29PE*3861792ND
2018-01-29PE*3860525ND
2018-06-25PE*3973219ND
2018-06-26PE*3975412ND
2018-08-21PE*4031295ND
2018-08-21PE*4031320ND
2018-10-02PE*4075656ND
2018-10-02PE*4075678ND
2019-01-294185340ND
2019-01-294186385ND