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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Endrin

Western Greene

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.

 

18

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
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND50ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND60ND

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
2016-02-1616049006306ND
2016-02-1616049006206ND
2016-05-0216126004406ND
2016-05-0216126004806ND
2016-11-2116328000708ND
2017-01-1117012006806ND
2017-03-0717067001701ND
2017-06-1217165000201ND
2017-09-2617271002001ND
2017-12-1217347000501ND
2018-01-0918012000801ND
2018-06-1118164002401ND
2019-02-2019052008306ND
2019-02-2019052008406ND
2019-04-3019121000301ND
2019-04-3019121000201ND
2019-06-0419157005001ND
2019-08-0719220013606ND