Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Lido-point Lookout Water District

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.

 

14

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
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
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
2019-04-157085833003ND
2019-04-157085833004ND
2020-06-2970136295001ND
2020-07-2370139303003ND
2020-07-2370139303002ND
2020-07-2370139303001ND
2020-10-0870148840006ND
2021-02-2570163827001ND
2021-06-0370175546001ND
2022-02-1770204621002ND
2022-02-1770204621003ND
2022-02-1770204621004ND
2023-12-1270280671002ND
2023-12-1270280671001ND