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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Prescott Valley WD Upper

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.

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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
2016ND200ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND30ND
2019ND380ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2016-02-09201602100059SCND
2016-02-09201602100059SBND
2016-02-09201602100059SAND
2016-02-10201602110043SCND
2016-02-10201602110043SBND
2016-02-10201602110043SAND
2016-02-10201602110037SDND
2016-02-10201602110037SCND
2016-02-10201602110037SBND
2016-02-10201602110037SAND
2016-08-03201608040057SAND
2016-08-03201608040057SBND
2016-08-03201608040057SCND
2016-08-03201608040057SEND
2016-08-03201608040057SDND
2016-08-04201608050126SEND
2016-08-04201608050126SDND
2016-08-04201608050126SCND
2016-08-04201608050126SBND
2016-08-04201608050126SAND
2018-05-09201805100262SND
2018-07-25201807250680SND
2018-10-11201810120161SND
2019-02-05201902060089SAND
2019-02-05201902060093SDND
2019-02-05201902060093SCND
2019-02-05201902060093SBND
2019-02-05201902060093SAND
2019-02-05201902060089SDND
2019-02-05201902060089SCND
2019-02-05201902060089SBND
2019-02-06201902070503SDND
2019-02-06201902070503SCND
2019-02-06201902070503SBND
2019-02-06201902070503SAND
2019-02-06201902070498SDND
2019-02-06201902070498SCND
2019-02-06201902070498SBND
2019-02-06201902070498SAND
2019-05-07201905080093SCND
2019-05-07201905080093SAND
2019-05-07201905080093SBND
2019-05-07201905080093SDND
2019-05-07201905080093SEND
2019-05-07201905080096SBND
2019-05-07201905080096SCND
2019-05-07201905080096SDND
2019-05-07201905080096SAND
2019-05-08201905090402SDND
2019-05-08201905090402SAND
2019-05-08201905090402SBND
2019-05-08201905090402SCND
2019-05-08201905090408SAND
2019-05-08201905090408SBND
2019-05-08201905090408SCND
2019-06-1919F2188-01ND
2019-08-2819H3349-01ND
2019-08-2819H3342-01ND
2019-09-1619I1769-05ND
2019-11-2019K2301-01ND
2019-11-2019K2302-01ND