Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

City of Opelousas Water System

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND100ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND20ND
2021ND40ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND60ND

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
2018-01-0935367792002ND
2018-01-0935367792003ND
2018-01-0935367792004ND
2018-01-0935367792005ND
2018-01-0935367792001ND
2018-01-0935367792002ND
2018-01-0935367792003ND
2018-01-0935367792004ND
2018-01-0935367792005ND
2018-01-0935367792001ND
2020-08-1735571769002ND
2020-08-1735571769001ND
2021-01-1935606222002ND
2021-01-1935606222003ND
2021-01-1935606222004ND
2021-01-1935606222005ND
2023-08-2835823882001ND
2023-08-2835823882002ND
2023-08-2835823882003ND
2023-08-2835823882004ND
2023-08-2835823882005ND
2023-08-2835823882006ND