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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Valley System

NOTE: Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Valley System purchases water from Regional Water Authority which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Regional Water Authority.

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.

 

53

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND60ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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

NOTE: Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Valley System purchases water from Regional Water Authority which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Regional Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-05-08SOC 200531300ND
2019-05-28SOC 200533720ND
2019-05-28SOC 200533719ND
2019-05-28SOC 200533803ND
2019-05-28SOC 200533804ND
2019-05-28SOC 200533660ND
2019-05-28SOC 200533659ND
2019-05-29SOC 200533881ND
2019-05-29SOC 200533880ND
2019-05-29SOC 200533867ND
2019-05-29SOC 200533868ND
2019-08-26SOC 200546198ND
2019-08-26SOC 200546200ND
2019-08-26SOC 200546197ND
2019-08-27SOC 200546267ND
2019-08-27SOC 200546268ND
2019-08-27SOC 200546302ND
2019-08-27SOC 200546303ND
2019-08-28SOC 200546738ND
2019-08-28SOC 200546737ND
2019-08-28SOC 200546736ND
2019-08-28SOC 200546553ND
2022-07-11S300210659 300210665ND
2022-07-11S300210651 300210657ND
2022-07-11S300210156 300210162ND
2022-07-11S300210822 300210828ND
2022-07-11S300210164 300210170ND
2022-07-12S300211086 300211092ND
2022-07-12S300211068 300211074ND
2022-07-12S300211076 300211082ND
2022-07-13S300212413 300212419ND
2022-07-13S300212421 300212427ND
2022-07-14S300212957 300212963ND
2022-10-17S300258850 300258856ND
2022-10-17300258850 300258856BND
2022-10-17300258858 300258864BND
2022-10-17S300258858 300258864ND
2022-10-18S300258921 300258927ND
2022-10-18300258913 300258919BND
2022-10-18300258921 300258927BND
2022-10-18300259358 300259364BND
2022-10-18S300259358 300259364ND
2022-10-18S300259350 300259356ND
2022-10-18300259350 300259356BND
2022-10-18S300258913 300258919ND
2022-10-19S300259930 300259938ND
2022-10-19300259930 300259938BND
2022-10-19300259940 300259946BND
2022-10-19S300259940 300259946ND
2022-10-19S300260499 300260505ND
2022-10-19300260499 300260505BND
2022-10-19300260507 300260513BND
2022-12-06S300281400 300281406ND