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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

California Water Service Company-Lancaster

NOTE: California Water Service Company-Lancaster purchases water from Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency.

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

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Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

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Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND200ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND250ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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

NOTE: California Water Service Company-Lancaster purchases water from Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-28CA1910045_019_019-201802280928ND
2018-03-14CA1910045_014_014-201803140905ND
2018-03-21CA1910045_013_013-201803210930ND
2018-03-21CA1910045_023_023-201803210830ND
2018-03-28CA1910045_013_013-201803280850ND
2018-04-11CA1910045_010_010-201804110814ND
2018-04-11CA1910045_009_009-201804110855ND
2018-04-11CA1910045_007_007-201804110750ND
2018-05-09CA1910045_011_011-201805090617ND
2018-05-23CA1910045_019_019-201805230947ND
2018-06-13CA1910045_013_013-201806130716ND
2018-06-20CA1910045_024_024-201806200811ND
2018-06-20CA1910045_023_023-201806201023ND
2018-07-11CA1910045_010_010-201807110840ND
2018-07-11CA1910045_007_007-201807110720ND
2018-07-11CA1910045_008_008-201807110900ND
2018-07-11CA1910045_009_009-201807110755ND
2018-08-08CA1910045_019_019-201808081055ND
2018-08-08CA1910045_011_011-201808080715ND
2018-08-16CA1910045_014_014-201808160610ND
2019-08-14CA1910045_017_017-201908140925ND
2019-08-14CA1910045_018_018-201908141145ND
2019-09-11CA1910045_003_003-201909110855ND
2019-09-11CA1910045_005_005-201909110855ND
2019-09-11CA1910045_002_002-201909110855ND
2019-11-13CA1910045_017_017-201911130940ND
2019-11-13CA1910045_018_018-201911131235ND
2019-12-11CA1910045_002_002-201912111300ND
2019-12-11CA1910045_003_003-201912111300ND
2019-12-11CA1910045_005_005-201912111300ND
2020-02-12CA1910045_017_017-202002121200ND
2020-02-12CA1910045_022_022-202002120805ND
2020-02-12CA1910045_021_021-202002121035ND
2020-02-20CA1910045_018_018-202002201000ND
2020-03-11CA1910045_020_020-202003110930ND
2020-05-13CA1910045_022_022-202005130726ND
2020-05-13CA1910045_021_021-202005130835ND
2020-05-13CA1910045_015_015-202005131140ND
2020-06-10CA1910045_020_020-202006101009ND
2020-11-09CA1910045_012_012-202011090958ND
2021-03-10CA1910045_013_013-202103101040ND
2021-03-10CA1910045_024_024-202103100750ND
2021-03-10CA1910045_014_014-202103101120ND
2021-04-14CA1910045_007_007-202104140945ND
2021-04-14CA1910045_009_009-202104141205ND
2021-04-14CA1910045_009_009-202104141155ND
2021-04-14CA1910045_008_008-202104141055ND
2021-04-14CA1910045_010_010-202104141225ND
2021-04-14CA1910045_010_010-202104141250ND
2021-04-14CA1910045_008_008-202104141120ND
2021-04-14CA1910045_007_007-202104141000ND
2021-05-12CA1910045_019_019-202105120630ND
2021-05-12CA1910045_011_011-202105121115ND
2021-06-09CA1910045_024_024-202106091205ND
2021-06-09CA1910045_023_023-202106090925ND
2021-06-09CA1910045_014_014-202106091110ND
2021-06-09CA1910045_013_013-202106091030ND
2021-07-14CA1910045_008_008-202107140819ND
2021-07-14CA1910045_010_010-202107140906ND
2021-07-14CA1910045_007_007-202107140737ND
2021-07-14CA1910045_009_009-202107140840ND
2021-08-11CA1910045_019_019-202108110655ND
2021-08-11CA1910045_011_011-202108110833ND
2021-09-08CA1910045_024_024-202109081040ND
2021-09-08CA1910045_023_023-202109080915ND
2022-02-09CA1910045_018_018-202202091137ND
2022-05-11CA1910045_018_018-202205111115ND
2022-09-14CA1910045_002_002-202209141120ND
2022-09-14CA1910045_005_005-202209141120ND
2022-09-14CA1910045_003_003-202209141120ND
2022-11-09CA1910045_017_017-202211091100ND
2022-11-09CA1910045_004_004-202211091118ND
2022-11-09CA1910045_001_001-202211091210ND
2022-11-09CA1910045_006_006-202211090810ND
2022-12-14CA1910045_003_003-202212141105ND
2022-12-14CA1910045_002_002-202212141105ND
2022-12-14CA1910045_005_005-202212141105ND
2023-02-08CA1910045_021_021-202302080742ND
2023-02-08CA1910045_022_022-202302080842ND
2023-02-08CA1910045_017_017-202302080920ND
2023-02-08CA1910045_018_018-202302081038ND
2023-03-08CA1910045_020_020-202303080900ND
2023-05-10CA1910045_021_021-202305101030ND
2023-05-10CA1910045_015_015-202305100907ND
2023-05-18CA1910045_022_022-202305180808ND
2023-06-14CA1910045_020_020-202306141010ND
2023-08-09CA1910045_015_015-202308090755ND
2023-08-09CA1910045_012_012-202308090856ND
2023-11-08CA1910045_012_012-202311080946ND