Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Chlordane

Bell County Water Control and Improvement District 2

NOTE: Bell County Water Control and Improvement District 2 purchases water from City of Temple which is required to test for chlordane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Temple.

The cancer-causing pesticide chlordane was banned in 1988. Chlordane is persistent and accumulates in the body. It is still found in the environment and in the bodies of adults and newborn babies.

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.03 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.03 ppb for chlordane 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 cancer.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 2 ppb

The legal limit for chlordane, established in 1991, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to chlordane exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Bell County Water Control and Improvement District 2 purchases water from City of Temple which is required to test for chlordane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Temple.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-02AE12038ND
2019-01-18AE50559ND
2019-05-31AE68739ND
2019-07-23AE75639ND
2019-10-23AE87443ND
2020-03-16AF02778ND
2020-04-22AF07553ND
2020-07-14AF19250ND
2020-10-01AF29351ND
2021-01-12AF38695ND
2021-04-06AF49082ND
2021-07-08AF61077ND
2021-10-13Q2128691001ND
2022-02-01AF82962ND
2022-04-05AF92084ND
2022-07-13AG04598ND
2022-10-04AG15981ND
2023-01-04AG23241ND
2023-04-05AG35686ND
2023-07-06AG47432ND
2023-10-23AG60696ND