Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Veolia - Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania

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.

 

13

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
2020ND40ND
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
2019-08-06H9H0636-01ND
2020-04-0822157708.00ND
2020-04-0822157744.00ND
2020-08-0522940837.00ND
2020-08-0522940873.00ND
2023-04-0528844143.00ND
2023-04-0528844113.00ND
2023-04-1928844203.00ND
2023-04-1928844173.00ND
2023-07-0529440333.00ND
2023-07-0529440304.00ND
2023-07-1229440242.00ND
2023-07-1229440273.00ND