Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Kanata Mills 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
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2019-09-1772184-01ND
2020-03-1179654-01ND
2020-06-0382994-01ND
2020-09-218275-092120-E02SND
2020-12-1037729_20-53638ND
2021-06-148275-061421-E03SND
2021-08-188275-081821-E03SND
2021-11-038275-110321-E03SND
2022-02-168275-021622-E03SND
2022-05-188275-051822-E03SND
2023-02-158275-021523-E02SND
2023-04-058275-040523-E03SND