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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

City of Nampa

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.

 

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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND120ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND120ND
2022ND210ND
2023ND90ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-08S1850028ND
2019-08-15S1940600ND
2019-08-15S1940599ND
2019-09-17S1946663ND
2019-09-17S1946664ND
2019-09-17S1946661ND
2019-09-17S1946666ND
2019-09-17S1946665ND
2019-09-18S1947017ND
2019-09-18S1947010ND
2019-09-18S1947008ND
2019-09-18S1947009ND
2019-09-18S1947007ND
2020-02-12S2006566ND
2020-07-14S2033050ND
2020-10-01S2049166ND
2020-10-19S2052617ND
2021-02-08S2105827ND
2021-02-08S2105826ND
2021-02-08S2105824ND
2021-02-08S2105828ND
2021-02-08S2105829ND
2021-03-08S2110611ND
2021-03-08S2110613ND
2021-03-08S2110615ND
2021-04-21S2118306ND
2021-04-21S2118309ND
2021-04-21S2118307ND
2021-11-09S2160872ND
2022-02-02S2205301ND
2022-02-02S2205304ND
2022-06-09S2227610ND
2022-08-18S2240737ND
2022-08-18S2240738ND
2022-08-18S2240734ND
2022-08-18S2240733ND
2022-08-18S2240732ND
2022-08-18S2240731ND
2022-08-19S2240998ND
2022-08-19S2240997ND
2022-08-19S2240996ND
2022-08-19S2240995ND
2022-11-16S2256980ND
2022-11-16S2256971ND
2022-11-16S2256972ND
2022-11-16S2256973ND
2022-11-16S2256974ND
2022-11-16S2256976ND
2022-11-16S2256977ND
2022-11-16S2256978ND
2023-01-04SMDA0147-01ND
2023-02-01S2302073-01ND
2023-05-17S2309616-01ND
2023-05-17S2309616-02ND
2023-05-17S2309616-03ND
2023-08-03S2316312-01ND
2023-08-03S2316312-02ND
2023-10-31S2323606-01ND
2023-11-30S2325655-01ND