Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Lehigh County Authority Allentown Division

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
2020ND80ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND90ND

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
2020-04-0822077918.00ND
2020-04-1422077838.00ND
2020-04-1422077874.00ND
2020-04-2222078452.00ND
2020-07-0822660558.00ND
2020-07-1622660598.00ND
2020-07-2222660672.00ND
2020-07-2222660634.00ND
2023-04-1128759070.00ND
2023-04-1128759071.00ND
2023-04-1928759250.00ND
2023-04-2628958417.00ND
2023-04-2628958418.00ND
2023-07-1129355934.00ND
2023-07-1129355933.00ND
2023-07-1829355872.00ND
2023-07-2529554447.00ND