Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Hamburg Municipal Water&sewer 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.

 

17

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
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND30ND
2023ND100ND

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
2020-05-2722458740.00ND
2020-05-2722458739.00ND
2020-08-1923039232.00ND
2020-08-1923039231.00ND
2022-03-0926327200.00ND
2022-03-1626327120.00ND
2022-03-2326327172.00ND
2023-05-1729152619.00ND
2023-05-1729152616.00ND
2023-05-2329152620.00ND
2023-05-2329152617.00ND
2023-05-2429152618.00ND
2023-07-1129343824.00ND
2023-07-1229343823.00ND
2023-07-1729542132.00ND
2023-07-1829542133.00ND
2023-09-1229742162.00ND