Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

gamma-Chlordane

Ruth Water District

NOTE: Ruth Water District purchases water from Ely Municipal Water Department which is required to test for gamma-chlordane. Sample information shown below was taken by Ely Municipal Water Department.

The cancer-causing pesticide chlordane was banned in 1988. Chlordane is persistent and accumulates in the body. It is still found in the environment and in the bodies of adults and newborn babies.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Ruth Water District purchases water from Ely Municipal Water Department which is required to test for gamma-chlordane. Sample information shown below was taken by Ely Municipal Water Department.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-09-26201910010466ND
2022-03-10202203160074ND
2022-05-12380-1966-1ND
2022-07-07380-9979-1ND
2023-05-10380-47459-1ND
2023-05-10380-47459-1ND
2023-11-08380-71012-1ND