Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Gettysburg Municipal 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.

 

29

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
2020ND150ND
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
2020-05-1222350028.00ND
2020-05-1222349994.00ND
2020-05-1222349941.00ND
2020-05-1822350036.00ND
2020-05-1822349949.00ND
2020-05-2022349862.00ND
2020-05-2022349891.00ND
2020-08-1822937357.00ND
2020-08-1822937299.00ND
2020-08-1922937328.00ND
2020-08-1922937386.00ND
2020-08-2423125288.00ND
2020-08-2423125259.00ND
2020-08-2423125317.00ND
2020-12-0223656062.00ND
2023-05-1629242412.00ND
2023-05-1629242351.00ND
2023-05-1629242384.00ND
2023-05-1729242804.00ND
2023-05-1729242776.00ND
2023-05-1729242748.00ND
2023-05-3029242713.00ND
2023-08-0129639338.00ND
2023-08-0129639275.00ND
2023-08-1529639303.00ND
2023-08-1629829451.00ND
2023-08-1629829403.00ND
2023-08-2229829517.00ND
2023-08-2229829489.00ND