Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Mt. Joy Boro 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.

 

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND90ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND60ND

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
2019-08-209083654-01ND
2019-11-079110611-01ND
2020-02-2021981339.00ND
2020-04-0922170940.00ND
2020-04-0922171107.00ND
2020-05-1922368364.00ND
2020-06-1022565225.00ND
2020-07-2122955064.00ND
2020-08-1122955130.00ND
2020-09-2223142294.00ND
2020-09-2223142324.00ND
2023-05-0929059146.00ND
2023-05-1529059175.00ND
2023-05-1629059176.00ND
2023-08-0129657067.00ND
2023-08-0229657068.00ND
2023-08-1529846305.00ND