Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Ardmore Water System

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.

 

13

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
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND70ND
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
2019-01-2419010621-001BND
2019-01-2419010621-002BND
2019-07-3020114806001_ISOCND
2019-07-3020114806002_ISOCND
2019-09-1020120791001_ISOCND
2019-10-2920128009001_ISOCND
2022-02-2835699992001_ISOCND
2022-02-2835699992002_ISOCND
2022-05-2335719548001_ISOCND
2022-05-2335719549001_ISOCND
2022-05-2335719550001_ISOCND
2022-11-2835762267001A_ISOCND
2022-11-2835762267001_ISOCND