Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

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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.

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND60ND
2020ND60ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND60ND
2023ND60ND

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
2018-09-19AI19124-01RE1ND
2018-09-19AI19124-02ND
2018-09-19AI19124-03ND
2018-10-10AJ10083-02ND
2018-10-10AJ10083-03ND
2018-10-10AJ10083-01ND
2019-01-15BA15053-03ND
2019-01-15BA15053-02ND
2019-01-15BA15053-01ND
2019-04-08BD09046-02ND
2019-04-09BD09046-03ND
2019-04-09BD09046-01ND
2020-08-18CH18072-01ND
2020-08-18CH18072-02ND
2020-08-18CH18072-03ND
2020-10-06CJ06114-01ND
2020-10-06CJ06114-02ND
2020-10-06CJ06114-03ND
2021-05-11DE11104-03ND
2021-05-11DE11104-02ND
2021-05-11DE11104-01ND
2021-08-10DH10148-01ND
2021-08-10DH10148-03ND
2021-08-10DH10148-02ND
2022-04-12ED12066-01ND
2022-04-12ED12066-02ND
2022-04-12ED12066-03ND
2022-12-06EL06130-01ND
2022-12-06EL06130-02ND
2022-12-06EL06130-03ND
2023-02-14FB14050-01ND
2023-02-14FB14050-02ND
2023-02-14FB14050-03ND
2023-06-21FF21082-01ND
2023-06-21FF21082-02ND
2023-06-21FF21082-03ND