gamma-Chlordane
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
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.
2017-2019:
1
states detected
1
utilities detected
155
people served
Health concerns for gamma-chlordane
Cancer
Hormone disruption
Harm to reproduction and child development
States reporting gamma-chlordane in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| Texas | 1 | 155 | |
Utilities with the highest amounts of gamma-chlordane, 2017-2019
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Elliott Cisd Briscoe | Briscoe, TX | 1 of 5 | 0.0200 ppb | 155 |
| Artesian Water Company* | Newark, DE | 1 of 114 | 0.000176 ppb | 301,000 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report gamma-Chlordane, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesian Water Company* | Newark, DE | 1 of 114 | 0.000176 ppb | 301,000 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report gamma-Chlordane, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.