Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

City of Peoria

Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate is used in PVC plastic, plastic wrap and other consumer products. It is released as a pollutant from industrial sources and sewage treatment plants. In studies of laboratory animals, di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate can harm fetal development.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Range of results
2014	ND	6	ND
2015	ND	13	ND
2016	ND	37	ND
2017	ND	6	ND
2018	ND	2	ND
2019	ND	29	ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 200 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 200 ppb for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate 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 harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 400 ppb

The legal limit for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date	Lab ID	Result
2014-01-17	4011487-01S	ND
2014-01-23	4011943-01S	ND
2014-01-30	4012437-01S	ND
2014-02-27	4022138-01S	ND
2014-10-24	4102138-01S	ND
2014-10-29	4102489-01S	ND
2015-01-05	5010201-01	ND
2015-01-07	5010506-01S	ND
2015-01-07	5010504-01	ND
2015-03-19	5031670-01S	ND
2015-05-01	5050058-01S	ND
2015-06-05	5060626-01	ND
2015-06-12	5061244-01	ND
2015-07-08	5070730-01S	ND
2015-08-20	5081923-01	ND
2015-08-27	5082527-01S	ND
2015-10-28	5102800-01S	ND
2015-11-30	5112315-01S	ND
2015-12-03	5120416-01S	ND
2016-01-04	6010144-01S	ND
2016-01-05	6010305-01S	ND
2016-01-21	6011842-01S	ND
2016-01-21	6011840-01S	ND
2016-01-21	6011843-01S	ND
2016-01-28	6012411-01S	ND
2016-01-28	6012409-01S	ND
2016-01-28	6012405-01S	ND
2016-02-04	6020544-01S	ND
2016-02-04	6020543-01S	ND
2016-02-04	6020542-01S	ND
2016-02-09	6022581-01S	ND
2016-02-18	6021795-01S	ND
2016-02-25	6022383-01S	ND
2016-03-16	6031476-01	ND
2016-04-20	6041795-01S	ND
2016-04-20	6041792-01S	ND
2016-04-28	6042448-01S	ND
2016-07-26	6072334-01S	ND
2016-07-26	6072331-01S	ND
2016-08-09	6080918-01S	ND
2016-08-22	6082034-01S	ND
2016-08-22	6082033-01S	ND
2016-08-22	6082032-02	ND
2016-08-22	6082019-01S	ND
2016-08-23	6082147-01S	ND
2016-08-23	6082147-01	ND
2016-08-24	6082288-01I	ND
2016-08-24	6082287-01S	ND
2016-08-24	6082285-01S	ND
2016-08-30	6082681-01S	ND
2016-08-30	6082679-01S	ND
2016-08-30	6082672-01S	ND
2016-08-31	6082807-01	ND
2016-08-31	6082802-01	ND
2016-11-10	6111045-01S	ND
2016-12-02	6120173-04	ND
2017-02-27	7022361-03	ND
2017-03-15	7031383-03S	ND
2017-03-21	7031847-03	ND
2017-03-21	7031845-03	ND
2017-03-30	7032700-01	ND
2017-04-25	7042401-02	ND
2018-03-27	18C2553-01 SOC	ND
2018-09-11	18I0989-02	ND
2019-01-17	19A1957-01 SOC	ND
2019-01-17	19A1954-01 SOC	ND
2019-01-29	19A3026-01 SOC	ND
2019-01-29	19A3025-01 SOC	ND
2019-01-30	19A3163-01 SOC	ND
2019-01-31	19A3305-01 SOC	ND
2019-02-26	19B2690-01 SOC	ND
2019-02-26	19B2685-01 SOC	ND
2019-02-28	19B2956-01 SOC	ND
2019-02-28	19B2953-01 SOC	ND
2019-03-11	19C1068-01	ND
2019-03-12	19C1206-01 SOC	ND
2019-03-28	19C2983-01 SOC	ND
2019-06-07	19F0858-01 SOC	ND
2019-07-18	19G2328-02 SOC	ND
2019-07-19	19G2462-01	ND
2019-07-23	19G2771-01	ND
2019-07-23	19G2770-01	ND
2019-07-24	19G2921-01	ND
2019-07-24	19G2920-01	ND
2019-07-25	19G3062-01	ND
2019-07-25	19G3060-02	ND
2019-07-26	19G3161-01	ND
2019-07-29	19G3296-01	ND
2019-08-02	19H0194-01	ND
2019-09-06	19I0732-01	ND
2019-10-31	19J3591-01	ND
2019-12-06	19L0869-02 SOC	ND
2019-12-11	19L1502-01	ND