alpha-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 alpha-chlordane
Cancer
Hormone disruption
Harm to reproduction and child development
States reporting alpha-chlordane in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| Texas | 1 | 155 | |
Filtering technologies that reduce alpha-chlordane
Activated Carbon
Reverse Osmosis
Utilities with the highest amounts of alpha-chlordane, 2017-2019
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Elliott Cisd Briscoe | Briscoe, TX | 1 of 5 | 0.0200 ppb | 155 |
| Honolulu-Windward-Pearl Harbor* | Honolulu, HI | 1 of 119 | 0.000454 ppb | 631,389 |
| Marine Corps Base Hawaii | Kaneohe Bay, HI | 1 of 119 | 0.000454 ppb | 16,300 |
| Woodlands At Nuuanu | Honolulu, HI | 1 of 119 | 0.000454 ppb | 48 |
* 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 alpha-Chlordane, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu-Windward-Pearl Harbor* | Honolulu, HI | 1 of 119 | 0.000454 ppb | 631,389 |
| Marine Corps Base Hawaii | Kaneohe Bay, HI | 1 of 119 | 0.000454 ppb | 16,300 |
* 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 alpha-Chlordane, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.