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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Palm Ranch Irrigation District

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND130ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND170ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2019-11-07CA1910103_015_015-201911070900ND
2020-08-11CA1910103_005_005-202008111037ND
2020-08-11CA1910103_007_007-202008111005ND
2020-08-11CA1910103_001_001-202008110958ND
2020-08-11CA1910103_015_015-202008111020ND
2020-08-11CA1910103_002_002-202008110950ND
2020-11-10CA1910103_015_015-202011100756ND
2020-11-10CA1910103_002_002-202011100729ND
2020-11-10CA1910103_001_001-202011100744ND
2021-02-16CA1910103_007_007-202102160745ND
2021-02-16CA1910103_002_002-202102160708ND
2021-02-16CA1910103_015_015-202102160727ND
2021-02-16CA1910103_001_001-202102160718ND
2021-05-18CA1910103_007_007-202105180735ND
2021-05-18CA1910103_001_001-202105180705ND
2021-05-18CA1910103_015_015-202105180719ND
2021-06-29CA1910103_001_001-202106290646ND
2021-06-29CA1910103_015_015-202106290705ND
2021-06-30CA1910103_007_007-202106301158ND
2021-07-06CA1910103_002_002-202107060708ND
2021-08-10CA1910103_007_007-202108100744ND
2021-11-02CA1910103_007_007-202111020758ND
2023-01-03CA1910103_015_015-202301030729ND
2023-01-03CA1910103_007_007-202301030705ND
2023-01-03CA1910103_002_002-202301030803ND
2023-01-03CA1910103_001_001-202301030747ND
2023-01-17CA1910103_015_015-202301170706ND
2023-04-12CA1910103_001_001-202304120756ND
2023-04-12CA1910103_007_007-202304120647ND
2023-04-12CA1910103_015_015-202304120700ND
2023-04-12CA1910103_002_002-202304120806ND
2023-07-11CA1910103_001_001-202307110715ND
2023-07-11CA1910103_002_002-202307110722ND
2023-07-11CA1910103_007_007-202307110655ND
2023-07-11CA1910103_015_015-202307110707ND
2023-10-17CA1910103_001_001-202310170620ND
2023-10-17CA1910103_007_007-202310170639ND
2023-10-17CA1910103_002_002-202310170651ND
2023-10-17CA1910103_015_015-202310170631ND