Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Yadkinville, Town of

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
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
2018-04-0537729_18-13673ND
2018-10-0292401702006SOCND
2018-11-0892406563002SOCND
2019-05-3037729_19-22349AND
2020-02-2779200-01ND
2020-11-1792506642001_12710ND
2021-11-1092572131001_12710ND
2022-08-1092619957001_12710ND
2022-09-1592626153001_12710ND
2022-10-052103508-01ND
2022-10-242105109-01ND
2023-01-043013425-02ND
2023-01-053013425-01ND
2023-09-213093827-01ND
2023-09-213093829-01ND