Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Pennsylvania American Water Company Warren

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
2019ND10ND
2020ND80ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND80ND

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
2019-08-2746272501ND
2020-04-0622151836.00ND
2020-04-1522151864.00ND
2020-05-0622347217.00ND
2020-05-1322347289.00ND
2020-07-0822736950.00ND
2020-07-1522736878.00ND
2020-08-1322934662.00ND
2020-08-1922934690.00ND
2023-04-0328837780.00ND
2023-04-1128837757.00ND
2023-06-0629240282.00ND
2023-06-1329240310.00ND
2023-08-1529636967.00ND
2023-08-1629636996.00ND
2023-09-0529827549.00ND
2023-09-1229827578.00ND