Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Jones County 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.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND80ND
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
2019-09-128754-091219-E07SND
2019-10-258754-102519-E07SND
2020-03-2337729_20-12719ND
2020-07-138754-071320-E8BSND
2020-12-1037729_20-53475ND
2020-12-1037729_20-53476ND
2020-12-1037729_20-53477ND
2021-02-238754-022321-E02SND
2021-02-238754-022321-E1ASND
2021-02-238754-022321-E1BSND
2021-05-258754-052521-E1BSND
2021-05-258754-052521-E1ASND
2021-05-258754-052521-E02SND
2022-02-288754-022822-EP1SND
2022-05-188754-051822-EP1SND
2022-08-038754-080322-E04SND
2022-08-038754-080322-E07SND
2022-08-038754-080322-EP1SND
2022-11-158754-111522-EP1SND
2022-11-168754-111622-E04SND
2022-11-168754-111622-E07SND
2023-01-258754-012523-EP1SND
2023-06-1337729_23-31845ND
2023-06-1337729_23-31846ND
2023-07-2537729_23-40162ND