Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Myoma Dunes Mutual Water Company

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.

 

8

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND40ND
2023ND10ND

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
2019-11-18CA3310051_011_011-201911180951ND
2019-11-22CA3310051_010_010-201911220939ND
2020-08-24CA3310051_009_009-202008241030ND
2022-08-30CA3310051_008_008-202208300857ND
2022-08-30CA3310051_007_007-202208300810ND
2022-12-09CA3310051_010_010-202212090600ND
2022-12-09CA3310051_011_011-202212090700ND
2023-08-22CA3310051_009_009-202308220650ND