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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Decatur Waterworks

NOTE: Decatur Waterworks purchases water from Benton - Washington Regional Public Water Authority which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Benton - Washington Regional Public Water Authority.

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.

 

5

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND30ND
2021ND20ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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

NOTE: Decatur Waterworks purchases water from Benton - Washington Regional Public Water Authority which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Benton - Washington Regional Public Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-01-0720008000407ND
2020-04-1420107008806ND
2020-06-1620169001901ND
2023-01-02O204668-PAE-1ND
2023-04-11O207787-PAE-1ND