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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Oro Valley Water Utility

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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61

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND320ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND290ND

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
2016-01-043381311ND
2016-01-053382051ND
2016-01-123385114ND
2016-01-133385896ND
2016-01-143386689ND
2016-01-143386649ND
2016-01-193388442ND
2016-01-193388436ND
2016-01-193388178ND
2016-01-203388830ND
2016-01-203388823ND
2016-01-213389523ND
2016-01-213389523ND
2016-01-253390662ND
2016-01-263391054ND
2016-02-013393607ND
2016-07-123491868ND
2016-07-133492982ND
2016-07-133492976ND
2016-07-143493985ND
2016-07-143493976ND
2016-07-143493970ND
2016-07-183496288ND
2016-07-183496282ND
2016-07-203499085ND
2016-07-213500429ND
2016-07-213500423ND
2016-07-213500417ND
2016-07-263504300ND
2016-07-263503664ND
2016-07-273505860ND
2016-08-083516115ND
2019-01-144173149ND
2019-01-144173143ND
2019-01-154174530ND
2019-01-154174524ND
2019-01-154174402ND
2019-01-154174396ND
2019-01-164176212ND
2019-01-164176206ND
2019-01-164176196ND
2019-01-164176190ND
2019-01-174177430ND
2019-01-174177424ND
2019-01-174177477ND
2019-01-174177483ND
2019-01-174177498ND
2019-07-014341805ND
2019-07-014341799ND
2019-07-014341793ND
2019-07-024343552ND
2019-07-024343546ND
2019-07-024343540ND
2019-07-084347963ND
2019-07-094347969ND
2019-07-104350884ND
2019-07-154356789ND
2019-07-164356782ND
2019-07-174358295ND
2019-07-184358302ND
2019-07-184358308ND