Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Morrisville State College

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
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
2018-06-0706071808CND
2018-06-0706071810CND
2018-06-0706071809CND
2019-05-3005301909CND
2019-05-3005301908CND
2019-05-3005301907CND
2020-05-2105212003C SOCND
2020-05-2105212001C SOCND
2020-05-2105212002C SOCND
2021-06-0906092106CND
2021-06-0906092107CND
2021-06-0906092108CND
2022-06-0906092204CND
2022-06-0906092206CND
2022-06-0906092205CND
2023-06-21EHS2300034560SOCND