Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

City of Alpine

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-07-17Q1828669009ND
2018-07-17Q1828669010ND
2019-06-18Q1937877012ND
2019-06-18Q1937877013ND
2019-06-18Q1937877014ND
2020-06-01Q2021525025ND
2021-07-13Q2118334001ND
2021-07-13Q2118334002ND
2022-09-19Q2228089001ND
2022-09-19Q2228089011ND
2022-09-19Q2228089012ND
2023-07-24Q2329255001ND