Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Paw Penn 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.

 

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND150ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND140ND

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
2019-07-1545716201ND
2019-10-3143999701ND
2020-04-0622069243.00ND
2020-04-0622069214.00ND
2020-04-0822069374.00ND
2020-04-0822069432.00ND
2020-04-1422069345.00ND
2020-04-1622069461.00ND
2020-04-1622069403.00ND
2020-05-0622261471.00ND
2020-07-0122652295.00ND
2020-07-0122652266.00ND
2020-07-0122652382.00ND
2020-07-0922652208.00ND
2020-07-0922652237.00ND
2020-07-0922652324.00ND
2020-07-1322652353.00ND
2023-04-0628749319.00ND
2023-04-0628749472.00ND
2023-04-0628749450.00ND
2023-04-1328749406.00ND
2023-04-1328749377.00ND
2023-04-1328749348.00ND
2023-06-0729155713.00ND
2023-07-1329346826.00ND
2023-07-1329346849.00ND
2023-07-1329346797.00ND
2023-07-1329346874.00ND
2023-07-2029346768.00ND
2023-07-2029346739.00ND
2023-07-2029346710.00ND