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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

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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.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

3

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20181.40 ppb52ND - 3.80 ppb
2019ND40ND
20201.02 ppb43ND - 1.90 ppb
20211.45 ppb42ND - 3.30 ppb
20221.58 ppb43ND - 2.80 ppb
20231.58 ppb441.10 ppb - 2.70 ppb

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
2018-02-15D8B1098-01SOC3.80 ppb
2018-04-23D8D1816-02SOC3.20 ppb
2018-06-27CA80295SOC5ND
2018-09-26CB59611ND
2018-10-25CB82886ND
2019-03-26CC75572ND
2019-06-26CD45953ND
2019-09-11CE07083ND
2019-12-11CE85927ND
2020-03-12CF49684ND
2020-06-16CG155401.20 ppb
2020-09-17CG806690.980 ppb
2020-12-15CH327461.90 ppb
2021-02-25CH690522.50 ppb
2021-05-25CI389643.30 ppb
2021-07-20CI78216ND
2021-10-26CJ65662ND
2022-01-25CK23522ND
2022-04-27CL174722.80 ppb
2022-07-26CL897291.60 ppb
2022-10-26CM713641.90 ppb
2023-02-27CN501062.70 ppb
2023-04-25CN914331.10 ppb
2023-07-27CO611661.30 ppb
2023-10-30CP374691.20 ppb