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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

City of Rexburg

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND60ND
2022N/A00N/A
20230.0990 ppb71ND - 0.693 ppb

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
2018-06-29SB18070177001ND
2018-06-29SB18070188001ND
2018-08-01S1813271ND
2019-01-16SB19011393002ND
2019-01-16SB19011393001ND
2020-06-29SB20070003001ND
2020-07-06SB20070490001ND
2020-11-30SB20120066001ND
2020-11-30SB20120071001ND
2021-01-25SB21011645001ND
2021-01-25SB21011641001ND
2021-03-31SB21040230001ND
2021-04-01SB21040627001ND
2021-04-26SB21041931001ND
2021-04-26SB21041974001ND
2023-07-31SMDH000904ND
2023-07-31SMDH000907ND
2023-07-31SMDH000906ND
2023-09-11SMDI0355010.693 ppb
2023-09-11SMDI035601ND
2023-09-11SMDI035801ND
2023-09-11SMDI035901ND