Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Elba Water Works

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.

 

16

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
2019ND80ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND80ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2019-03-2719030661-001BND
2019-03-2719030661-002BND
2019-03-2719030661-003BND
2019-07-3020114953001_ISOCND
2019-07-3020114953002_ISOCND
2019-07-3020114953003_ISOCND
2019-07-3020114953004_ISOCND
2019-11-0520128988001_ISOCND
2022-03-2935706623001_ISOCND
2022-03-2935706623002_ISOCND
2022-09-2235748612001_ISOCND
2022-09-2235748612002_ISOCND
2022-11-1735760584001_ISOCND
2022-11-1735760584002_ISOCND
2022-11-1735760584003_ISOCND
2022-11-1735760584004_ISOCND