Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Minden 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.

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND180ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND90ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-06-2535400742002ND
2018-06-2535400742009ND
2018-06-2535400742008ND
2018-06-2535400742007ND
2018-06-2535400742006ND
2018-06-2535400742005ND
2018-06-2535400742004ND
2018-06-2535400742003ND
2018-06-2535400742002ND
2018-06-2535400742009ND
2018-06-2535400742008ND
2018-06-2535400742007ND
2018-06-2535400742006ND
2018-06-2535400742005ND
2018-06-2535400742004ND
2018-06-2535400742003ND
2018-06-2535400742001ND
2018-06-2535400742001ND
2021-04-1335626547005ND
2021-04-1335626547004ND
2021-04-1335626547003ND
2021-04-1335626547002ND
2021-04-1335626547001ND
2021-04-1335625915004ND
2021-04-1335625915003ND
2021-04-1335625915002ND
2021-04-1335625915001ND