Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

City of Troutdale

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.

 

26

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND140ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND120ND
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
2020-07-29VDG012103-SND
2020-07-29VDG012113-SND
2020-07-29VDG012105-SND
2020-07-29VDG012101-SND
2020-07-29VDG012109-SND
2020-07-29VDG012107-SND
2020-07-29VDG012111-SND
2020-10-13VDI062013-SND
2020-10-13VDI062011-SND
2020-10-13VDI062005-SND
2020-10-13VDI062009-SND
2020-10-13VDI062007-SND
2020-10-13VDI062003-SND
2020-10-13VDI062001-SND
2022-05-3122-006289-0001-SND
2022-05-3122-006289-0005-SND
2022-05-3122-006289-0004-SND
2022-05-3122-006289-0006-SND
2022-05-3122-006289-0002-SND
2022-05-3122-006289-0003-SND
2022-08-3022-010340-0002-SND
2022-08-3022-010340-0006-SND
2022-08-3022-010340-0003-SND
2022-08-3022-010340-0001-SND
2022-08-3022-010340-0004-SND
2022-08-3022-010340-0005-SND