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Heptachlor

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Heptachlor is an insecticide used for termite control until 1988. It is linked to cancer, hormone disruption and neurotoxicity.

 

427

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND890ND
2015ND650ND
2016ND600ND
2017ND770ND
2018ND720ND
2019ND640ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.008 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.008 ppb for heptachlor 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 cancer.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 0.4 ppb

The legal limit for heptachlor, established in 1991, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to heptachlor exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-07C316066-02ND
2014-01-09C316059-01ND
2014-01-09C316059-02ND
2014-01-09C316070-01ND
2014-01-09C316074-01ND
2014-01-09C316077-01ND
2014-01-09C400340-01ND
2014-01-13C316068-01ND
2014-01-13C316068-02ND
2014-01-16C316062-01ND
2014-01-20C316038-01ND
2014-01-20C316038-02ND
2014-01-23C316042-01ND
2014-01-23C316022-01ND
2014-01-23C316031-01ND
2014-01-27C316045-01ND
2014-02-04C316014-01ND
2014-02-24C316010-01ND
2014-04-01C402988-01ND
2014-04-01C403000-01ND
2014-04-02C402971-01ND
2014-04-02C402972-01ND
2014-04-02C402976-01ND
2014-04-02C402997-01ND
2014-04-03C404035-01ND
2014-04-07C403013-01ND
2014-04-07C403013-02ND
2014-04-08C402969-01ND
2014-04-08C402969-02ND
2014-04-09C403008-01ND
2014-04-09C403008-02ND
2014-04-09C403008-03ND
2014-04-09C403011-01ND
2014-04-09C403011-02ND
2014-04-10C402991-01ND
2014-04-10C402974-01ND
2014-04-11C402973-01ND
2014-04-11C402996-01ND
2014-04-11C402996-02ND
2014-04-11C402998-01ND
2014-04-14C403010-01ND
2014-04-15C404042-01ND
2014-04-16C404794-01ND
2014-04-16C403015-01ND
2014-04-17C402979-01ND
2014-04-22C404029-01ND
2014-04-23C403016-01ND
2014-04-24C403019-01ND
2014-04-24C402994-01ND
2014-04-24C402994-02ND
2014-04-28C402975-02ND
2014-04-28C402982-01ND
2014-04-28C403002-01ND
2014-05-07C402983-01ND
2014-05-08C404693-01ND
2014-05-19C405410-01ND
2014-05-19C405409-01ND
2014-05-29C402967-02ND
2014-07-07C407794-01ND
2014-07-09C407787-01ND
2014-07-10C407792-01ND
2014-07-16C407801-01ND
2014-07-16C408014-01ND
2014-07-21C408795-01ND
2014-07-22C407785-01ND
2014-07-23C407773-01ND
2014-07-23C407773-02ND
2014-07-23C407773-03ND
2014-07-23C407815-01ND
2014-07-23C409349-01ND
2014-07-29C407777-01ND
2014-07-30C407774-01ND
2014-07-30C407775-01ND
2014-07-30C407810-01ND
2014-07-31C407783-03ND
2014-07-31C407796-01ND
2014-07-31C407798-01ND
2014-08-04C409898-01ND
2014-08-04C409898-02ND
2014-08-18C407776-01ND
2014-08-25C410753-01ND
2014-08-28C409121-01ND
2014-09-11C407772-01ND
2014-10-07C411986-02ND
2014-10-07C411994-01ND
2014-10-13C411981-01ND
2014-10-21C411992-01ND
2014-10-21C411997-01ND
2014-10-31C411991-01ND
2015-01-20ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-22ND
2015-01-23ND
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-29ND
2015-01-29ND
2015-01-30ND
2015-01-30ND
2015-02-03ND
2015-04-10ND
2015-04-16ND
2015-04-20ND
2015-04-22ND
2015-04-22ND
2015-04-22ND
2015-04-22ND
2015-04-23ND
2015-04-23ND
2015-04-23ND
2015-04-24ND
2015-04-24ND
2015-04-28ND
2015-04-28ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-30ND
2015-04-30ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-07ND
2015-05-13ND
2015-05-13ND
2015-07-10ND
2015-07-15ND
2015-07-15ND
2015-07-21ND
2015-07-22ND
2015-07-22ND
2015-07-22ND
2015-07-23ND
2015-07-29ND
2015-07-29ND
2015-07-30ND
2015-07-30ND
2015-07-31ND
2015-07-31ND
2015-08-05ND
2015-08-05ND
2015-08-07ND
2015-08-10ND
2015-10-21ND
2016-01-05C515812-01ND
2016-01-05C515839-01ND
2016-01-07C515785-01ND
2016-01-12C515799-01ND
2016-01-13C515798-02ND
2016-01-18C515792-01ND
2016-01-18C515808-01ND
2016-01-27C515838-01ND
2016-02-09CZ01814-01ND
2016-02-10C515826-01ND
2016-02-17C515800-01ND
2016-02-18CZ02145-01ND
2016-02-22C515781-01ND
2016-02-25CZ02371-01ND
2016-03-17C515833-01ND
2016-03-17C515833-02ND
2016-03-23CZ02855-01ND
2016-04-14CZ03127-01ND
2016-04-18CZ03146-01ND
2016-04-18CZ03146-02ND
2016-04-18CZ03170-01ND
2016-04-19CZ03132-01ND
2016-04-19CZ03136-01ND
2016-04-19CZ03149-01ND
2016-04-20CZ03154-01ND
2016-04-21CZ03167-01ND
2016-04-21CZ03116-01ND
2016-04-22CZ03118-01ND
2016-04-26CZ03122-01ND
2016-04-26CZ03157-01ND
2016-04-28CZ03139-01ND
2016-04-28CZ03164-01ND
2016-04-28CZ03164-02ND
2016-05-03CZ03150-01ND
2016-05-03CZ03151-01ND
2016-05-03CZ06064-01ND
2016-05-04CZ03134-01ND
2016-05-04CZ03152-01ND
2016-05-17CZ03120-01ND
2016-05-17CZ07299-01ND
2016-05-19CZ03142-01ND
2016-05-19CZ03142-02ND
2016-05-24CZ03126-01ND
2016-05-27CZ03113-01ND
2016-06-09CZ03162-01ND
2016-06-14CZ09074-01ND
2016-07-05CZ08305-01ND
2016-07-07CZ08293-01ND
2016-07-08CZ08299-01ND
2016-07-11CZ08312-01ND
2016-07-28CZ08294-01ND
2016-07-28CZ08308-01ND
2016-07-28CZ08309-01ND
2016-07-28CZ08310-01ND
2016-08-04CZ08302-01ND
2016-08-09CZ08313-01ND
2016-08-17CZ12208-01ND
2016-08-30CZ13065-01ND
2016-09-19CZ08291-01ND
2016-11-17CZ13727-01ND
2017-01-16CZ18677-01ND
2017-01-16CZ18677-02ND
2017-01-17CZ18655-01ND
2017-01-17CZ18681-01ND
2017-01-18CZ18651-01ND
2017-01-18CZ18684-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18712-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18715-01ND
2017-01-20CZ18696-01ND
2017-01-20CZ18704-02ND
2017-01-25CZ18708-01ND
2017-01-25CA01150-01ND
2017-01-30CA01345-01ND
2017-02-01CA01491-01ND
2017-02-01CZ18700-01ND
2017-02-03CZ18706-02RE1ND
2017-02-03CZ18662-01RE1ND
2017-02-17CA02512-01ND
2017-04-17CA02814-02ND
2017-04-17CA02834-01ND
2017-04-18CA02803-01RE1ND
2017-04-18CA02803-03ND
2017-04-18CA02826-01ND
2017-04-18CA02826-02ND
2017-04-19CA02810-01ND
2017-04-19CA02805-01ND
2017-04-19CA02829-01ND
2017-04-19CA02852-01ND
2017-04-19CA02853-01ND
2017-04-19CA02855-01ND
2017-04-20CA02806-01ND
2017-04-20CA02808-01ND
2017-04-24CA02828-01ND
2017-04-24CA02828-02ND
2017-04-24CA02830-01ND
2017-04-24CA02807-01ND
2017-04-24CA02809-01ND
2017-04-24CA02809-02ND
2017-04-24CA02815-01ND
2017-05-01CA06485-01ND
2017-05-03CA02857-01ND
2017-05-04CA02842-03ND
2017-05-08CA02824-01ND
2017-05-10CA02851-01ND
2017-05-11CA02845-01ND
2017-05-11CA07290-01ND
2017-05-18CA02846-01ND
2017-05-18CA02846-02ND
2017-05-23CA02832-01ND
2017-05-24CA08392-01ND
2017-05-25CA02849-02ND
2017-05-25CA08414-01ND
2017-05-31CA08567-01ND
2017-06-05CA02821-01ND
2017-06-07CA02812-01ND
2017-06-09CA09033-01ND
2017-07-10CA07669-01ND
2017-07-12CA07661-01ND
2017-07-12CA07659-01ND
2017-07-12CA07659-03ND
2017-07-12CA07664-01ND
2017-07-12CA07688-01ND
2017-07-13CA07662-01ND
2017-07-19CA07671-01ND
2017-07-19CA07675-01ND
2017-07-19CA07675-02ND
2017-07-20CA07880-01ND
2017-07-21CA07677-01ND
2017-07-21CA07667-01ND
2017-07-21CA07663-01ND
2017-07-24CA07678-01ND
2017-07-26CA11475-01ND
2017-09-06CA07680-01ND
2017-09-13CA14347-01ND
2017-09-22CA14697-01ND
2017-11-02CA13194-01ND
2017-11-29CA14915-01ND
2018-01-23CA18180-01 ND
2018-01-24CA18103-01 ND
2018-01-24CA18138-01 ND
2018-01-24CA18138-02 ND
2018-01-24CA18182-01 ND
2018-01-25CA18186-01 ND
2018-01-26CA18203-01 ND
2018-01-31CA18167-01 ND
2018-02-01CA18190-01 ND
2018-02-01CA18190-02 ND
2018-02-01CA18195-01 ND
2018-02-01CA18195-03 ND
2018-02-02CA18129-01 ND
2018-02-08CA18122-01 ND
2018-02-08CA18127-01RE1 ND
2018-02-08CA18202-01 ND
2018-02-20CB02385-01 ND
2018-04-05CB03226-01 ND
2018-04-05CB03226-02 ND
2018-04-05CB03226-03 ND
2018-04-13CB03220-01 ND
2018-04-17CB03242-01 ND
2018-04-17CB03263-01 ND
2018-04-18CB03239-01 ND
2018-04-18CB03245-01 ND
2018-04-18CB03260-01 ND
2018-04-18CB03260-03 ND
2018-04-19CB03233-01 ND
2018-04-19CB03246-01 ND
2018-04-19CB03254-01 ND
2018-04-19CB03256-05 ND
2018-04-19CB03256-06 ND
2018-04-25CB03227-01 ND
2018-04-25CB03250-01 ND
2018-04-25CB03253-01 ND
2018-04-25CB06129-01 ND
2018-04-25CB06129-02 ND
2018-04-27CB03234-01 ND
2018-04-27CB03257-01 ND
2018-04-27CB03257-02 ND
2018-04-27CB03269-01 ND
2018-05-02CB06580-01 ND
2018-05-03CB06594-01 ND
2018-05-10CB07099-01 ND
2018-05-10CB07099-02 ND
2018-05-10CB07099-03 ND
2018-05-21CB07571-01 ND
2018-05-21CB07571-02 ND
2018-05-24CB07822-01 ND
2018-05-24CB07822-02 ND
2018-06-21CB03270-01 ND
2018-07-19CB08091-01 ND
2018-07-19CB08093-01 ND
2018-07-19CB08098-01 ND
2018-07-25CB08089-01 ND
2018-07-26CB08105-01 ND
2018-07-26CB08105-03 ND
2018-08-02CB08100-01 ND
2018-08-02CB08100-02 ND
2018-08-02CB08100-03 ND
2018-08-02CB08100-04 ND
2018-08-02CB08100-05 ND
2018-08-02CB08100-06 ND
2018-08-02CB11707-01 ND
2018-08-03CB11829-01 ND
2018-08-03CB11829-02 ND
2018-08-03CB11829-03 ND
2018-08-09CB08084-01 ND
2018-08-09CB08084-02 ND
2018-08-09CB08084-03 ND
2018-09-25CB14505-01 ND
2018-10-25CB14501-01 ND
2019-01-11CB18625-01 ND
2019-01-18CB18614-01 ND
2019-01-18CB18618-01 ND
2019-01-23CB18667-01 ND
2019-01-24CB18673-01 ND
2019-01-29CC01414-01 ND
2019-02-06CB18677-01 ND
2019-02-08CB18631-01 ND
2019-02-08CB18632-01 ND
2019-02-08CB18632-02 ND
2019-02-08CB18659-01 ND
2019-02-15CB18644-01 ND
2019-02-21CB18621-03 ND
2019-02-22CB18630-01 ND
2019-02-22CB18630-02 ND
2019-03-12CB18640-01 ND
2019-03-12CB18674-01 ND
2019-04-12CC03992-01 ND
2019-04-15CC04002-01 ND
2019-04-15CC04011-01 ND
2019-04-15CC04040-01 ND
2019-04-17CC03996-01 ND
2019-04-17CC04016-01 ND
2019-04-18CC03999-01 ND
2019-04-18CC04004-01 ND
2019-04-18CC04057-01 ND
2019-04-24CC04037-01 ND
2019-04-24CC04054-01 ND
2019-04-24CC04054-02 ND
2019-04-25CC04031-01 ND
2019-04-25CC06331-01 ND
2019-04-26CC04019-01 ND
2019-04-26CC04019-02 ND
2019-04-26CC04027-01 ND
2019-04-26CC04027-02 ND
2019-05-01CC04009-02 ND
2019-05-02CC04021-01 ND
2019-05-03CC04024-01 ND
2019-05-03CC04024-02 ND
2019-05-03CC04024-03 ND
2019-05-03CC04035-01 ND
2019-05-03CC04043-01 ND
2019-05-03CC04050-01 ND
2019-05-14CC04060-01 ND
2019-05-14CC07576-01 ND
2019-05-15CC04063-01 ND
2019-06-13CC04038-01 ND
2019-06-28CC04036-01 ND
2019-07-24CC10474-01 ND
2019-07-25CC10488-01 ND
2019-07-26CC10509-01 ND
2019-07-30CC10487-01RE1 ND
2019-08-02CC10496-01 ND
2019-08-15CC10485-01 ND
2019-08-15CC10485-02 ND
2019-08-15CC10485-03 ND
2019-08-15CC10497-01 ND
2019-08-28CC10491-01 ND
2019-08-28CC10493-01 ND
2019-08-28CC10494-01 ND
2019-09-10CC10476-01 ND
2019-09-10CC10477-01 ND
2019-09-10CC10483-01 ND
2019-10-22CC15781-01 ND