Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Torrington 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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND80ND
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
2018-05-08D8E0876-01SOCRND
2018-05-08D8E0876-02SOCRND
2019-05-14D9E1449-01SOCND
2019-05-14D9E1476-02RE1SOCRND
2019-05-14D9E1476-01SOCRND
2019-08-13D9H1460-01SOCND
2020-05-12D0E0828-02SOCND
2020-05-12D0E0828-01SOCND
2021-05-11D1E1034-01SOCND
2021-05-11D1E1034-02SOCND
2022-05-10D2E0906-01SOCND
2022-05-10D2E0906-01RESOCND
2022-05-11D2E1173-02SOCND
2022-05-11D2E1173-02RRESOCND
2022-05-11D2E1173-01SOCND
2022-05-11D2E1173-01RESOCND
2022-08-09D2H1077-01SOCND
2022-08-09D2H1077-01RESOCND
2023-06-06202309357-SOCRND