Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

North Penn Water Authority

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.

 

31

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
2020ND220ND
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND80ND

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
2020-04-0122022927.00ND
2020-04-0122022956.00ND
2020-04-0122023046.00ND
2020-04-0122023016.00ND
2020-04-0122022986.00ND
2020-04-0122023124.00ND
2020-04-1322023338.00ND
2020-04-1322023308.00ND
2020-04-1322023278.00ND
2020-04-1322023248.00ND
2020-05-0422215380.00ND
2020-07-0622607382.00ND
2020-07-0622607322.00ND
2020-07-0622608070.00ND
2020-07-0622607292.00ND
2020-07-0622607352.00ND
2020-08-1022799482.00ND
2020-08-1022799602.00ND
2020-08-1022799572.00ND
2020-08-1222799512.00ND
2020-08-1222799542.00ND
2020-08-3122999382.00ND
2021-05-0524438646.00ND
2023-04-1228702819.00ND
2023-04-1228702817.00ND
2023-04-1228702818.00ND
2023-04-1228702820.00ND
2023-07-1929497985.00ND
2023-07-1929497984.00ND
2023-07-1929497983.00ND
2023-07-1929497982.00ND