Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Swta - Main System

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.

 

28

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
2020ND140ND
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
2020-04-0722080430.00ND
2020-04-0722080460.00ND
2020-04-0722080520.00ND
2020-04-0722080400.00ND
2020-04-0722080490.00ND
2020-04-0722080370.00ND
2020-04-0722080340.00ND
2020-07-2822854591.00ND
2020-07-2822854651.00ND
2020-07-2822854741.00ND
2020-07-2822854621.00ND
2020-07-2822854561.00ND
2020-07-2822854681.00ND
2020-07-2822854711.00ND
2023-05-0228960614.00ND
2023-05-0228960612.00ND
2023-05-0228960617.00ND
2023-05-0228960616.00ND
2023-05-0228960615.00ND
2023-05-0228960613.00ND
2023-06-2729166821.00ND
2023-08-0829556298.00ND
2023-08-0829556296.00ND
2023-08-0829556297.00ND
2023-08-0829556300.00ND
2023-08-0829556295.00ND
2023-08-0829556299.00ND
2023-09-0129755193.00ND