Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Westchester County Water District #3

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
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
2018-09-24AU20759SOCSND
2019-11-12AV23848SOCSND
2020-11-09AW21633-1SOCSND
2021-09-20AX19184-SOCS-WD3ND
2021-09-20AX19180-SOCS-WD3ND
2022-10-24AY19127-SOCS-WD3ND
2022-10-24AY19125-SOCS-WD3ND
2023-10-19AZ19385-SOCS-WD3ND
2023-10-19AZ19384-SOCS-WD3ND