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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, or DEHP, is a softener added to PVC plastics. Phthalates are hormone disruptors that target the male reproductive system. Read More.

DEHP can cross the placenta and disrupt steroid hormone synthesis, and may lead to cancer. In laboratory animals, exposure to DEHP during pregnancy harms fetal developmental and causes abnormalities in the male reproductive tract. Human epidemiological studies show certain phthalates, especially DEHP, are associated with reduced anogenital distance in human male infants, which is a measure of adverse developmental effects in human male� infants exposed prenatally to endocrine disrupting chemicals. DEHP may also interfere with signaling related to the timing of birth and may have adverse effects on the immune system.

 

448

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

3

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0426 ppb942ND - 2.40 ppb
2015ND710ND
2016ND640ND
20170.0545 ppb772ND - 2.40 ppb
20180.0284 ppb741ND - 2.10 ppb
20190.218 ppb684ND - 6.00 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 3 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 3 ppb for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 6 ppb

The legal limit for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, established in 1992, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-07C316066-02ND
2014-01-09C316059-01ND
2014-01-09C316059-02ND
2014-01-09C316070-01ND
2014-01-09C316074-01ND
2014-01-09C316077-01ND
2014-01-09C400340-01RE1ND
2014-01-13C316068-01ND
2014-01-13C316068-02ND
2014-01-16C316062-01RE1ND
2014-01-20C316038-01ND
2014-01-20C316038-02ND
2014-01-23C316022-011.60 ppb
2014-01-23C316042-01ND
2014-01-23C316031-01ND
2014-01-27C316045-01RE1ND
2014-02-04C316014-01ND
2014-02-24C316010-01ND
2014-04-01C402988-01ND
2014-04-01C403000-01ND
2014-04-02C402971-01ND
2014-04-02C402972-01ND
2014-04-02C402976-01ND
2014-04-02C402997-01ND
2014-04-03C404035-01ND
2014-04-07C403013-01ND
2014-04-07C403013-02ND
2014-04-08C402969-01RE2ND
2014-04-08C402969-02RE1ND
2014-04-09C403008-01RE1ND
2014-04-09C403008-02RE1ND
2014-04-09C403008-03RE2ND
2014-04-09C403011-01ND
2014-04-09C403011-02ND
2014-04-10C402991-01RE2ND
2014-04-10C402974-01RE1ND
2014-04-11C402973-01RE1ND
2014-04-11C402996-01RE2ND
2014-04-11C402996-02RE2ND
2014-04-11C402998-01RE2ND
2014-04-14C403010-01ND
2014-04-15C404042-01ND
2014-04-16C403015-01ND
2014-04-16C404794-01RE1ND
2014-04-17C402979-01ND
2014-04-22C404029-01ND
2014-04-23C403016-01ND
2014-04-24C403019-01ND
2014-04-24C402994-01ND
2014-04-24C402994-02ND
2014-04-28C402975-02ND
2014-04-28C402982-01ND
2014-04-28C403002-01ND
2014-05-07C402983-01ND
2014-05-08C404693-01ND
2014-05-19C405410-01ND
2014-06-25C408252-01RE1ND
2014-06-25C407473-01ND
2014-07-07C407794-01RE2ND
2014-07-09C407787-01ND
2014-07-10C407792-01ND
2014-07-16C407801-01RE1ND
2014-07-16C408014-01ND
2014-07-21C408795-01RE1ND
2014-07-22C407785-01ND
2014-07-22C407779-01RE1ND
2014-07-23C407773-01ND
2014-07-23C407773-02RE2ND
2014-07-23C407773-03ND
2014-07-23C407815-01ND
2014-07-23C409349-01ND
2014-07-29C407777-01ND
2014-07-30C407774-01RE1ND
2014-07-30C407775-01RE2ND
2014-07-30C407810-01RE2ND
2014-07-31C407783-03RE2ND
2014-07-31C407796-01RE1ND
2014-07-31C407798-01RE2ND
2014-08-04C409898-01RE2ND
2014-08-04C409898-02ND
2014-08-18C407776-01RE1ND
2014-08-25C410753-01RE22.40 ppb
2014-08-28C409121-01ND
2014-09-23C412353-01RE4ND
2014-10-02C411977-01ND
2014-10-07C411986-01ND
2014-10-07C411986-02ND
2014-10-07C411994-01ND
2014-10-13C411981-01ND
2014-10-15C411988-01ND
2014-10-20C413673-01ND
2014-10-21C411992-01RE1ND
2014-10-21C411997-01ND
2014-10-31C411991-01ND
2015-01-20ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-22ND
2015-01-22ND
2015-01-23ND
2015-01-26ND
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-29ND
2015-01-29ND
2015-01-30ND
2015-01-30ND
2015-02-03ND
2015-04-10ND
2015-04-16ND
2015-04-20ND
2015-04-22ND
2015-04-22ND
2015-04-22ND
2015-04-22ND
2015-04-23ND
2015-04-23ND
2015-04-23ND
2015-04-24ND
2015-04-24ND
2015-04-28ND
2015-04-28ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-30ND
2015-04-30ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-07ND
2015-05-13ND
2015-05-13ND
2015-07-10ND
2015-07-15ND
2015-07-15ND
2015-07-21ND
2015-07-21ND
2015-07-22ND
2015-07-22ND
2015-07-22ND
2015-07-23ND
2015-07-29ND
2015-07-29ND
2015-07-30ND
2015-07-30ND
2015-07-31ND
2015-07-31ND
2015-08-05ND
2015-08-05ND
2015-08-07ND
2015-08-10ND
2015-10-09ND
2015-10-21ND
2015-11-04ND
2016-01-05C515812-01ND
2016-01-05C515839-01RE1ND
2016-01-07C515785-01ND
2016-01-07C515788-01ND
2016-01-12C515799-01ND
2016-01-13C515798-02RE1ND
2016-01-18C515792-01RE1ND
2016-01-18C515808-01ND
2016-01-27C515838-01ND
2016-02-09CZ01814-01ND
2016-02-10C515826-01ND
2016-02-17C515800-01ND
2016-02-18CZ02145-01RE2ND
2016-02-22C515781-01ND
2016-02-25CZ02371-01ND
2016-03-17C515833-01ND
2016-03-17C515833-02ND
2016-03-23CZ02855-01ND
2016-04-14CZ03127-01ND
2016-04-18CZ03146-01ND
2016-04-18CZ03146-02ND
2016-04-18CZ03170-01ND
2016-04-19CZ03132-01ND
2016-04-19CZ03136-01ND
2016-04-19CZ03149-01ND
2016-04-20CZ03154-01ND
2016-04-21CZ03167-01ND
2016-04-21CZ03116-01ND
2016-04-22CZ03118-01RE3ND
2016-04-26CZ03122-01ND
2016-04-26CZ03157-01ND
2016-04-28CZ03139-01ND
2016-04-28CZ03164-01ND
2016-04-28CZ03164-02ND
2016-05-03CZ03151-01ND
2016-05-03CZ06064-01ND
2016-05-03CZ03150-01RE2ND
2016-05-04CZ03134-01RE1ND
2016-05-04CZ03152-01ND
2016-05-17CZ03120-01ND
2016-05-17CZ07299-01RE1ND
2016-05-19CZ03142-01ND
2016-05-19CZ03142-02ND
2016-05-24CZ03126-01ND
2016-05-27CZ03113-01ND
2016-06-09CZ03162-01ND
2016-06-14CZ09074-01ND
2016-07-05CZ08305-01ND
2016-07-07CZ08293-01ND
2016-07-08CZ08299-01ND
2016-07-11CZ08312-01ND
2016-07-18CZ08295-01ND
2016-07-28CZ08294-01ND
2016-07-28CZ08308-01ND
2016-07-28CZ08309-01ND
2016-07-28CZ08310-01ND
2016-08-04CZ08302-01ND
2016-08-09CZ08313-01ND
2016-08-16CZ08300-01ND
2016-08-17CZ12208-01ND
2016-08-30CZ13065-01ND
2016-09-19CZ08291-01ND
2016-10-12CZ13732-01ND
2016-11-17CZ13727-01ND
2017-01-16CZ18677-01ND
2017-01-16CZ18677-02ND
2017-01-17CZ18655-01ND
2017-01-17CZ18681-01RE1ND
2017-01-18CZ18651-01ND
2017-01-18CZ18684-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18712-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18715-01RE1ND
2017-01-20CZ18696-01ND
2017-01-20CZ18704-02ND
2017-01-25CZ18708-01ND
2017-01-25CA01150-01ND
2017-01-30CA01345-01ND
2017-02-01CA01491-01ND
2017-02-01CZ18670-01RE1ND
2017-02-01CZ18700-01RE2ND
2017-02-03CZ18706-02RE2ND
2017-02-03CZ18662-01RE12.40 ppb
2017-02-17CA02512-01ND
2017-04-17CA02814-02ND
2017-04-17CA02834-01ND
2017-04-18CA02803-01ND
2017-04-18CA02803-03RE1ND
2017-04-18CA02826-01RE1ND
2017-04-18CA02826-02ND
2017-04-19CA02810-01ND
2017-04-19CA02805-01RE3ND
2017-04-19CA02829-01ND
2017-04-19CA02852-01ND
2017-04-19CA02853-01ND
2017-04-19CA02855-01ND
2017-04-20CA02806-01ND
2017-04-20CA02808-01ND
2017-04-24CA02828-01ND
2017-04-24CA02828-02ND
2017-04-24CA02830-01ND
2017-04-24CA02807-01RE1ND
2017-04-24CA02809-01ND
2017-04-24CA02809-02ND
2017-04-24CA02815-01ND
2017-05-01CA06485-01RE1ND
2017-05-03CA02857-01ND
2017-05-04CA02842-03ND
2017-05-08CA02824-01ND
2017-05-10CA02851-01ND
2017-05-11CA02845-01ND
2017-05-11CA07290-01ND
2017-05-18CA02846-01RE1ND
2017-05-18CA02846-02ND
2017-05-23CA02832-01ND
2017-05-24CA08392-01RE1ND
2017-05-25CA02849-02RE2ND
2017-05-25CA08414-01RE2ND
2017-05-31CA08567-01RE1ND
2017-06-05CA02821-01ND
2017-06-07CA02812-011.80 ppb
2017-06-09CA09033-01ND
2017-07-10CA07669-01RE1ND
2017-07-12CA07661-01ND
2017-07-12CA07659-01ND
2017-07-12CA07659-03RE1ND
2017-07-12CA07664-01RE1ND
2017-07-12CA07688-01RE1ND
2017-07-13CA07662-01ND
2017-07-19CA07671-01ND
2017-07-19CA07675-01ND
2017-07-19CA07675-02ND
2017-07-20CA07880-01ND
2017-07-21CA07677-01ND
2017-07-21CA07667-01ND
2017-07-21CA07663-01RE1ND
2017-07-24CA07678-01RE2ND
2017-07-26CA11475-01ND
2017-09-06CA07680-01ND
2017-09-13CA14347-01ND
2017-09-22CA14697-01RE1ND
2017-11-29CA14915-01RE1ND
2018-01-22CA18131-01 ND
2018-01-23CA18180-01 ND
2018-01-24CA18103-01 ND
2018-01-24CA18117-01 ND
2018-01-24CA18138-01 ND
2018-01-24CA18182-01RE1 ND
2018-01-25CA18186-01 ND
2018-01-26CA18203-01 ND
2018-01-31CA18167-01 ND
2018-02-01CA18190-01 ND
2018-02-01CA18190-02RE1 ND
2018-02-01CA18195-01RE1 ND
2018-02-01CA18195-03 ND
2018-02-02CA18129-01 ND
2018-02-08CA18122-01 ND
2018-02-08CA18127-01 ND
2018-02-08CA18202-01 ND
2018-03-27CB04380-01RE2 ND
2018-04-05CB03226-01 ND
2018-04-05CB03226-02 ND
2018-04-05CB03226-03 ND
2018-04-13CB03220-01RE1 ND
2018-04-17CB03242-01RE1 ND
2018-04-17CB03263-01 ND
2018-04-18CB03239-01 ND
2018-04-18CB03245-01RE1 ND
2018-04-18CB03260-01RE1 ND
2018-04-18CB03260-03RE1 ND
2018-04-19CB03233-01 ND
2018-04-19CB03246-01 ND
2018-04-19CB03254-01 ND
2018-04-19CB03256-05RE1 ND
2018-04-19CB03256-06 ND
2018-04-25CB03227-01 ND
2018-04-25CB03250-01 ND
2018-04-25CB03253-01 ND
2018-04-25CB06129-01 ND
2018-04-25CB06129-02 ND
2018-04-27CB03234-01 ND
2018-04-27CB03257-01 ND
2018-04-27CB03257-02 ND
2018-04-27CB03269-01 ND
2018-05-02CB06580-01RE1 ND
2018-05-03CB06594-01RE2 ND
2018-05-10CB07099-01 ND
2018-05-10CB07099-02 ND
2018-05-10CB07099-03RE1 ND
2018-05-21CB07571-01 ND
2018-05-21CB07571-02 ND
2018-05-24CB07822-01 ND
2018-05-24CB07822-02 ND
2018-06-21CB03270-01 ND
2018-07-19CB08093-01 ND
2018-07-19CB08098-01 ND
2018-07-24CB08082-01 ND
2018-07-25CB08089-01 ND
2018-07-26CB08105-01 ND
2018-07-26CB08105-03 ND
2018-08-02CB08100-01 ND
2018-08-02CB08100-02RE2 ND
2018-08-02CB08100-03 ND
2018-08-02CB08100-04 ND
2018-08-02CB08100-05 ND
2018-08-02CB08100-06 ND
2018-08-02CB11707-01RE2 ND
2018-08-03CB11829-01RE1 ND
2018-08-03CB11829-02RE1 ND
2018-08-03CB11829-03RE1 ND
2018-08-09CB08084-01 2.10 ppb
2018-08-09CB08084-02 ND
2018-08-09CB08084-03RE2 ND
2018-09-25CB14505-01 ND
2018-10-25CB14501-01 ND
2018-10-26CB16357-01RE2 ND
2019-01-11CB18625-01 ND
2019-01-18CB18614-01 ND
2019-01-18CB18618-01 ND
2019-01-23CB18667-01RE3 ND
2019-01-24CB18673-01 ND
2019-01-29CC01414-01 ND
2019-02-06CB18677-01RE1 ND
2019-02-08CB18631-01 ND
2019-02-08CB18632-01RE1 ND
2019-02-08CB18632-02RE1 ND
2019-02-08CB18659-01 ND
2019-02-15CB18644-01 ND
2019-02-21CB18621-01 ND
2019-02-21CB18621-02_A ND
2019-02-21CB18621-03RE1 ND
2019-02-22CB18630-01 ND
2019-02-22CB18630-02 ND
2019-03-12CB18640-01 ND
2019-03-12CB18674-01 ND
2019-04-12CC03992-01 ND
2019-04-15CC04002-01 ND
2019-04-15CC04011-01 ND
2019-04-15CC04040-01 ND
2019-04-17CC03996-01 6.00 ppb
2019-04-17CC04016-01 ND
2019-04-18CC03999-01RE1 ND
2019-04-18CC04004-01RE1 ND
2019-04-18CC04057-01RE1 ND
2019-04-24CC04037-01 1.50 ppb
2019-04-24CC04054-01 ND
2019-04-24CC04054-02 ND
2019-04-25CC04031-01 ND
2019-04-25CC06331-01 ND
2019-04-26CC04019-01RE1 ND
2019-04-26CC04019-02 ND
2019-04-26CC04027-01 ND
2019-04-26CC04027-02 ND
2019-05-01CC04009-02 ND
2019-05-02CC04021-01 ND
2019-05-03CC04024-01RE2 ND
2019-05-03CC04024-02 ND
2019-05-03CC04024-03 ND
2019-05-03CC04035-01 ND
2019-05-03CC04043-01 ND
2019-05-03CC04050-01 ND
2019-05-14CC04060-01 ND
2019-05-14CC07576-01RE1 ND
2019-05-15CC04063-01 ND
2019-06-13CC04038-01 ND
2019-06-28CC04036-01 ND
2019-07-24CC10474-01 ND
2019-07-25CC10488-01 ND
2019-07-26CC10509-01 ND
2019-08-02CC10496-01 ND
2019-08-15CC10479-01 ND
2019-08-15CC10485-01 ND
2019-08-15CC10485-02 ND
2019-08-15CC10485-03 ND
2019-08-15CC10497-01 ND
2019-08-28CC10491-01 ND
2019-08-28CC10493-01RE2 ND
2019-08-28CC10494-01 ND
2019-09-10CC10476-01 ND
2019-09-10CC10477-01RE1 ND
2019-09-10CC10483-01 ND
2019-10-22CC15781-01RE1 ND
2019-11-07CC15767-01 3.70 ppb
2019-11-19CC15773-01 3.60 ppb