Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Falls Water Company Inc

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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND50ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

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
2018-08-08SI80810801ND
2018-11-14SI81110401ND
2019-03-25SI90316701ND
2019-04-01SI90400501ND
2021-11-16SI11111703ND
2021-11-16SI11111704ND
2021-11-16SI11111705ND
2021-11-16SI11111701ND
2021-11-16SI11111702ND
2022-08-15SI20817502ND
2022-08-15SI20817503ND
2022-08-15SI20817504ND
2022-08-15SI20817505ND
2023-03-28SI30324001ND
2023-03-29SI30325201ND
2023-06-14SI30624701ND
2023-08-29SI30840803ND