Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Endrin

Town of Ponder

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
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-03-07Q1809461007ND
2018-03-07Q1809461008ND
2018-03-13Q1810192003ND
2019-04-04Q1913697005ND
2019-04-04Q1913697012ND
2019-04-04Q1913697016ND
2020-10-08Q2039550001ND
2020-10-08Q2039550016ND
2021-06-28Q2116757001ND
2021-06-28Q2116757005ND
2021-06-28Q2116757002ND
2022-06-30Q2218550005ND
2022-06-30Q2218550010ND
2022-06-30Q2218550011ND
2023-09-14Q2339666012ND
2023-09-14Q2339666013ND
2023-11-30Q2351086001ND