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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Valencia Water Company

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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75

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND380ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND330ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND40ND

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
2014-03-059590-062-1045ND
2014-03-059590-021-0920ND
2014-03-129590-005-1020ND
2014-03-129590-018-1045ND
2014-03-129590-058-1115ND
2014-03-129590-052-0850ND
2014-03-129590-024-0855ND
2014-03-129590-026-1155ND
2014-03-199590-070-0850ND
2014-03-199590-017-0838ND
2014-03-199590-025-0740ND
2014-03-199590-049-0805ND
2014-03-199590-046-0820ND
2014-03-269590-003-1000ND
2014-03-269590-004-1100ND
2014-03-269590-047-1043ND
2014-03-269590-048-0920ND
2014-03-269590-073-0820ND
2014-03-269590-051-1130ND
2014-06-049590-052-1000ND
2014-06-049590-062-0900ND
2014-06-049590-021-0810ND
2014-06-119590-024-0810ND
2014-06-119590-026-0840ND
2014-06-119590-018-1020ND
2014-06-119590-058-1050ND
2014-06-119590-005-0950ND
2014-06-189590-025-0815ND
2014-06-189590-049-0830ND
2014-06-189590-051-0940ND
2014-06-189590-017-0900ND
2014-06-189590-070-0915ND
2014-06-189590-046-0835ND
2014-06-259590-047-1155ND
2014-06-259590-048-1000ND
2014-06-259590-004-1040ND
2014-06-259590-003-1030ND
2014-06-259590-073-0820ND
2017-03-029590-062-0907ND
2017-03-029590-052-0950ND
2017-03-029590-021-0851ND
2017-03-099590-026-0905ND
2017-03-099590-005-0930ND
2017-03-099590-024-0855ND
2017-03-099590-058-0955ND
2017-03-099590-018-0945ND
2017-03-169590-046-1049ND
2017-03-169590-025-0901ND
2017-03-169590-049-0844ND
2017-03-169590-051-1004ND
2017-03-169590-017-0944ND
2017-03-169590-070-0918ND
2017-03-239590-004-1015ND
2017-03-239590-003-0805ND
2017-03-239590-073-0907ND
2017-03-239590-047-1001ND
2017-03-239590-048-1033ND
2017-06-019590-062-0930ND
2017-06-019590-052-0855ND
2017-06-159590-046-0910ND
2017-06-159590-025-0837ND
2017-06-159590-070-0855ND
2017-06-159590-051-1002ND
2017-06-159590-017-0940ND
2017-06-229590-073-0950ND
2017-06-229590-003-0850ND
2017-06-229590-004-0830ND
2017-06-229590-048-0930ND
2017-06-229590-047-1040ND
2017-06-309590-049-0900ND
2017-07-139590-058-0906ND
2019-12-199590-018-1010ND
2019-12-199590-005-1040ND
2019-12-199590-021-0915ND
2019-12-199590-026-0925ND