Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Camelot S/d

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND20ND
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
2018-01-16CA18222-02ND
2018-01-16CA18222-03ND
2018-01-16CA18222-04ND
2018-12-17CB17553-01ND
2019-05-29CC07534-01ND
2020-01-29CC19919-01ND
2021-01-19CD18545-03ND
2021-01-20CE01048-01ND
2021-01-20CE01048-02ND
2022-04-26CF02235-01ND
2022-09-14CF06991-01ND
2023-08-1737729_23-45972ND