Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Hazardville 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.

 

14

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND120ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND20ND

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
2020-05-19CF98410ND
2020-05-19CF98413ND
2020-05-19CF98414ND
2020-05-20CF98411ND
2020-05-20CF98408ND
2020-05-20CF98409ND
2020-12-15CH32273ND
2020-12-15CH32270ND
2020-12-15CH32272ND
2020-12-15CH32275ND
2020-12-15CH32271ND
2020-12-15CH32276ND
2023-02-28CN51115ND
2023-09-12CO95278ND