Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Paw Blue Mountain 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.

 

21

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
2019ND10ND
2020ND100ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
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
2019-07-1645238801ND
2020-04-2222086526.00ND
2020-04-2922278270.00ND
2020-04-2922278341.00ND
2020-05-1122278399.00ND
2020-05-1122278370.00ND
2020-07-2022668152.00ND
2020-07-2022668123.00ND
2020-08-1722861733.00ND
2020-08-1722861675.00ND
2020-08-1722861704.00ND
2023-04-1028766837.00ND
2023-04-1028766802.00ND
2023-04-1128766779.00ND
2023-04-1128766662.00ND
2023-06-0729172408.00ND
2023-07-1229363517.00ND
2023-07-1229363449.00ND
2023-07-2429363559.00ND
2023-07-2429363544.00ND
2023-07-2429363478.00ND