Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Aqua Pa Uwchlan

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
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND30ND
2023ND230ND

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
2022-08-0327224167.00ND
2022-10-1227632696.00ND
2022-10-1227632680.00ND
2023-02-0728340607.00ND
2023-02-0728340547.00ND
2023-02-0728340577.00ND
2023-02-0728340667.00ND
2023-02-0728340637.00ND
2023-02-1428340904.00ND
2023-04-1728692534.00ND
2023-04-2028692468.00ND
2023-04-2028692498.00ND
2023-04-2028692438.00ND
2023-04-2628692564.00ND
2023-04-2628692594.00ND
2023-07-1129487109.00ND
2023-07-1129487185.00ND
2023-07-1729487194.00ND
2023-07-1729487137.00ND
2023-07-1729487222.00ND
2023-07-1729487250.00ND
2023-10-1630062486.00ND
2023-10-1630062430.00ND
2023-10-1630062458.00ND
2023-10-1830062402.00ND
2023-10-1830062389.00ND