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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Smackover Waterworks

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-3018032002307ND
2018-01-3018032002201ND
2018-05-2218144007407ND
2019-02-1119045009901ND
2020-01-2720030004605ND
2020-02-2420057001601ND
2020-06-0120156008506ND
2020-06-0120156008406ND
2021-03-08103389201ND
2021-03-08103389202ND
2021-06-2335643244001ND
2022-01-2422027007201ND
2023-01-312302398001AND
2023-01-312302398002AND
2023-05-31O209480-PAE-1ND
2023-05-31O209479-PAE-1ND