Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Altoona Water 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.

 

22

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
2020ND120ND
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
2020-05-1822286923.00ND
2020-05-1822286896.00ND
2020-05-1822286950.00ND
2020-05-2122483925.00ND
2020-05-2122483979.00ND
2020-05-2122483952.00ND
2020-07-1522676306.00ND
2020-07-1522676333.00ND
2020-07-1522676139.00ND
2020-07-1622869580.00ND
2020-07-1622676387.00ND
2020-07-1622676360.00ND
2023-05-0328974764.00ND
2023-05-0328974797.00ND
2023-05-0428974704.00ND
2023-05-2328975134.00ND
2023-05-2529180128.00ND
2023-08-0229571014.00ND
2023-08-0229570993.00ND
2023-08-0329571053.00ND
2023-08-0329571074.00ND
2023-08-1029571106.00ND