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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Beauregard Water Works District #3

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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48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND20ND
2016ND200ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND220ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2015-03-0235177665002ND
2015-03-0235177665002ND
2016-01-1935225812002ND
2016-01-1935225812001ND
2016-01-1935225812002ND
2016-01-1935225812005ND
2016-01-1935225812004ND
2016-01-1935225812003ND
2016-01-1935225812001ND
2016-01-1935225812005ND
2016-01-1935225812004ND
2016-01-1935225812003ND
2016-02-0135227539001ND
2016-02-0135227539002ND
2016-02-0135227539003ND
2016-02-0135227539004ND
2016-02-0135227539004ND
2016-02-0135227539003ND
2016-02-0135227539002ND
2016-02-0135227539001ND
2016-05-0235242594004ND
2016-05-0235242594004ND
2017-01-2335290896003ND
2017-01-2335290896002ND
2017-01-2335290896003ND
2017-01-2335290896002ND
2018-02-2735377534001ND
2018-02-2735377534001ND
2018-03-1935381349005ND
2018-03-1935381349005ND
2018-03-1935381349004ND
2018-03-1935381349003ND
2018-03-1935381349002ND
2018-03-1935381349001ND
2018-03-1935381349001ND
2018-03-1935381349002ND
2018-03-1935381349003ND
2018-03-1935381349004ND
2018-04-1635387317001ND
2018-04-1635387317005ND
2018-04-1635387317004ND
2018-04-1635387317003ND
2018-04-1635387317002ND
2018-04-1635387317001ND
2018-04-1635387317005ND
2018-04-1635387317004ND
2018-04-1635387317003ND
2018-04-1635387317002ND