Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Pawc Pocono District

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND180ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND180ND

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
2020-04-1622047143.00ND
2020-04-2722047201.00ND
2020-04-2722047172.00ND
2020-04-2922239144.00ND
2020-04-2922239115.00ND
2020-04-2922239057.00ND
2020-05-0422239086.00ND
2020-05-0422239028.00ND
2020-05-0522239173.00ND
2020-07-0822631002.00ND
2020-07-0822630857.00ND
2020-07-0822630973.00ND
2020-07-1322630799.00ND
2020-07-1322630828.00ND
2020-07-1322630770.00ND
2020-07-1422630944.00ND
2020-07-1422630915.00ND
2020-07-1422630886.00ND
2023-05-1028925569.00ND
2023-05-1028925482.00ND
2023-05-1028925714.00ND
2023-05-1028925685.00ND
2023-05-1028925656.00ND
2023-05-1028925511.00ND
2023-05-1028925627.00ND
2023-05-1028925598.00ND
2023-05-1028925540.00ND
2023-07-1929324784.00ND
2023-07-1929324755.00ND
2023-07-1929324639.00ND
2023-07-1929324818.00ND
2023-07-1929324668.00ND
2023-07-1929324610.00ND
2023-07-1929324847.00ND
2023-07-1929324726.00ND
2023-07-1929324697.00ND