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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

City of Chandler

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.

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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND240ND
2015ND720ND
2016ND240ND
2017ND290ND
20180.0154 ppb911ND - 1.40 ppb
2019ND230ND

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
2014-01-232963191ND
2014-01-272964594ND
2014-01-272964597SND
2014-01-282965315ND
2014-01-282965326ND
2014-01-282965337ND
2014-03-112991283ND
2014-04-093006561ND
2014-04-093006564ND
2014-04-093006567ND
2014-04-103007091ND
2014-04-103007094ND
2014-04-143007931ND
2014-07-02550-27233-3ND
2014-07-02550-27233-5ND
2014-07-293071697ND
2014-07-293071698ND
2014-07-303072926ND
2014-07-313073767ND
2014-10-283131112ND
2014-10-293131136ND
2014-10-293131139ND
2014-10-293131140ND
2014-10-303132060ND
2015-01-133170543ND
2015-01-133170544ND
2015-01-133170555ND
2015-01-153171707ND
2015-01-153171865ND
2015-01-153171870ND
2015-01-153179459ND
2015-01-203174455ND
2015-01-203174466ND
2015-01-203174467ND
2015-01-223176109ND
2015-01-223176112ND
2015-01-223176113ND
2015-01-263177397ND
2015-01-263177398ND
2015-01-263177399ND
2015-01-273178169ND
2015-01-273178170ND
2015-01-273178173ND
2015-01-293179457ND
2015-01-293179458ND
2015-02-023180791ND
2015-02-023180794ND
2015-02-023180795ND
2015-02-033181598ND
2015-02-033181606ND
2015-02-033181856ND
2015-04-083220724ND
2015-04-093222186ND
2015-04-133224688ND
2015-04-133224691ND
2015-04-133224692ND
2015-04-133224697ND
2015-04-153226469ND
2015-04-153226476ND
2015-04-213229008ND
2015-04-223229513ND
2015-07-143280717ND
2015-07-143280720SND
2015-07-143280721ND
2015-07-143280722ND
2015-07-153281834ND
2015-07-153281837ND
2015-07-153281838ND
2015-07-163282442ND
2015-07-163282445ND
2015-07-163282447ND
2015-07-163282448ND
2015-07-16328446ND
2015-07-223286721ND
2015-07-223286724ND
2015-07-223286725ND
2015-07-223286726ND
2015-07-233288148ND
2015-07-233288149ND
2015-07-273288953ND
2015-07-273288956ND
2015-07-273288957ND
2015-07-273288958ND
2015-07-293289669ND
2015-07-293289672ND
2015-07-303290293ND
2015-07-303290296ND
2015-11-023351911ND
2015-11-033353128ND
2015-11-033353129ND
2015-11-033353130ND
2015-11-043353873ND
2015-11-053354821ND
2015-11-053354824ND
2015-11-053354825ND
2015-11-183361735ND
2016-01-113384990ND
2016-01-133386523ND
2016-01-133386526ND
2016-01-193388668ND
2016-01-193388671ND
2016-01-273391930ND
2016-04-143432064ND
2016-04-143432082ND
2016-04-203434754ND
2016-04-213435578ND
2016-04-223435815ND
2016-04-253436562ND
2016-04-253436565ND
2016-07-063487587ND
2016-07-073488590ND
2016-07-073488591ND
2016-07-083488589ND
2016-07-113493156ND
2016-10-263574131ND
2016-10-263574134ND
2016-10-273574135ND
2016-10-283575770ND
2016-11-023578435ND
2016-12-293613602ND
2017-01-193624637ND
2017-01-263628547ND
2017-01-263628550ND
2017-01-303629706ND
2017-01-303629709ND
2017-01-313630927ND
2017-04-17550-81181-3SOCND
2017-04-19550-81349-2SOCND
2017-04-27550-81806-1SOCND
2017-04-27550-81806-2SOCND
2017-04-27550-81806-4SOCND
2017-06-12550-84299-1 SOCND
2017-06-12550-84299-2 SOCND
2017-06-19550-84660-1ND
2017-06-19550-84660-2ND
2017-06-28550-85097-1 SOCND
2017-07-31550-87021-1SOCND
2017-07-31550-87024-2ND
2017-08-02550-87199-1SOCND
2017-08-03550-87347-3SOCND
2017-08-03550-87347-4ND
2017-08-30550-88911-1SOCND
2017-08-31550-89003-1SOCND
2017-10-09550-91145-2 SOCND
2017-10-11550-91314-1ND
2017-10-11550-91314-3 SOCND
2017-10-12550-91428-3 SOCND
2017-10-12550-91428-4ND
2017-10-12550-91428-5 SOCND
2018-01-23550-96737-1 SOCND
2018-01-23550-96737-2 SOCND
2018-01-23550-96737-3 SOCND
2018-01-23550-96737-4 SOCND
2018-01-24550-96821-1 SOCND
2018-01-24550-96821-2 SOCND
2018-01-24550-96821-3 SOCND
2018-01-24550-96821-4 SOCND
2018-01-24550-96821-5 SOCND
2018-01-25550-96914-1 SOCND
2018-01-25550-96914-2 SOCND
2018-01-25550-96914-4 SOCND
2018-01-25550-96914-5 SOCND
2018-01-29550-97023-1 SOCND
2018-01-30550-97100-2ND
2018-01-30550-97100-3 SOCND
2018-01-31550-97179-1 SOCND
2018-02-01550-97256-1 SOCND
2018-02-01550-97256-3 SOCND
2018-02-01550-97256-4 SOCND
2018-03-05550-98895-1 SOCND
2018-03-05550-98895-2 SOCND
2018-03-05550-98895-4 SOCND
2018-03-05550-98895-5 SOCND
2018-03-06550-98981-2 SOCND
2018-03-20550-99786-1ND
2018-03-20550-99786-3ND
2018-04-16550-101273-2 SOCND
2018-04-16550-101273-5ND
2018-04-17550-101375-2 SOCND
2018-04-17550-101375-3ND
2018-04-18550-101450-2 SOCND
2018-04-18550-101450-4 SOCND
2018-04-18550-101450-6 SOCND
2018-04-19550-101546-2ND
2018-04-19550-101546-4 SOCND
2018-04-19550-101546-7ND
2018-04-20550-101629-1 SOCND
2018-06-123691645ND
2018-06-123961646ND
2018-06-123961647ND
2018-06-123961648ND
2018-06-123961649ND
2018-06-123961650ND
2018-06-123961651ND
2018-06-263974609ND
2018-06-28550-105094-2 SOCND
2018-06-28550-105094-3 SOCND
2018-07-233999963ND
2018-07-233999966ND
2018-07-233999967ND
2018-07-233999968ND
2018-07-233999969ND
2018-07-233999983ND
2018-07-244001821ND
2018-07-244001824ND
2018-07-244001825ND
2018-07-244001826ND
2018-07-244001827ND
2018-07-254004396ND
2018-07-254004399ND
2018-07-254004400ND
2018-07-254004401ND
2018-07-254004402ND
2018-07-254004403ND
2018-07-264004345ND
2018-07-264004348ND
2018-07-264004349ND
2018-07-264004350ND
2018-07-264004351ND
2018-07-264004352ND
2018-07-304008766ND
2018-07-304008769ND
2018-07-304008770ND
2018-07-304008771ND
2018-07-304008772ND
2018-08-214031673ND
2018-10-17550-111920-11.40 ppb
2018-10-184100496ND
2018-10-184100497ND
2018-10-184100498ND
2018-10-224101183ND
2018-10-224101184ND
2018-10-224101187ND
2018-10-234101653ND
2018-10-244102278ND
2018-10-244102281ND
2018-10-254104531ND
2018-10-254104537ND
2018-10-314107548ND
2018-10-314107551ND
2019-01-17201901170207SND
2019-01-22201901220201SND
2019-01-23201901230351SND
2019-01-24201901240233SND
2019-01-28201901280135SND
2019-01-28201901280136SND
2019-04-10201904100358SND
2019-04-11201904110317SND
2019-04-11201904110318SND
2019-04-15201904150200SND
2019-04-15201904150204SND
2019-04-18201904180298SND
2019-04-22201904220026SND
2019-07-15201907150348SND
2019-07-15201907150350SND
2019-07-18201907180277SND
2019-07-18201907180278SND
2019-07-18201907180280SND
2019-07-22201907220239SND
2019-10-07201910080031SND
2019-10-09201910090511SND
2019-10-10201910100633SND
2019-10-10201910100636SND