Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Klamath Falls Water Department

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.

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND140ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND70ND
2022ND60ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-07-19180789003A-SND
2018-07-19180789004A-SND
2018-07-19180789005A-SND
2018-07-19180789006A-SND
2018-07-19180789007A-SND
2018-07-1918078901A-SND
2018-07-251807B4301A-SND
2018-10-04181023801A-SND
2018-10-04181024401A-SND
2018-10-04181024501A-SND
2018-10-04181023901A-SND
2018-10-04181024201A-SND
2018-10-04181024101A-SND
2018-10-04181024001A-SND
2021-07-222107118106-SND
2021-07-222107118105-SND
2021-07-222107118103-SND
2021-07-222107118102-SND
2021-07-222107118104-SND
2021-08-112108059901A-SND
2021-08-112108059901AND
2022-08-1622080809-01-SND
2022-08-1622080799-01-SND
2022-08-1622080802-01-SND
2022-08-1622080801-01-SND
2022-08-1622080803-01-SND
2022-08-1622080806-01-SND