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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

City of Broussard Water System

NOTE: City of Broussard Water System purchases water from Lafayette Utilities Water System which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by Lafayette Utilities Water System.

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.

 

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Samples

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Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND140ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND60ND
2023ND20ND

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

NOTE: City of Broussard Water System purchases water from Lafayette Utilities Water System which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by Lafayette Utilities Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-0535378308005ND
2018-03-0535378308001ND
2018-03-0535378308005ND
2018-03-0535378308004ND
2018-03-0535378308003ND
2018-03-0535378308002ND
2018-03-0535378308001ND
2018-03-0535378308002ND
2018-03-0535378308003ND
2018-03-0535378308004ND
2018-04-3035389627001ND
2018-04-3035389627001ND
2018-05-1435392629001ND
2018-05-1435392629001ND
2018-06-1935399735001ND
2018-06-1935399735001ND
2018-06-1935399735002ND
2018-06-1935399735003ND
2018-06-1935399735003ND
2018-06-1935399735002ND
2019-01-1435442609001ND
2019-01-1435442609002ND
2019-01-1435442609001ND
2019-01-1435442609002ND
2019-08-1235490056002ND
2019-08-1235490056004ND
2019-08-1235490056003ND
2019-08-1235490056002ND
2019-08-1235490056001ND
2019-08-1235490056005ND
2019-08-1235490056004ND
2019-08-1235490056003ND
2019-08-1235490056001ND
2019-08-1235490056005ND
2020-07-203556484700315.0 ppb
2020-07-2035564847002ND
2020-07-2035564847001ND
2020-09-0835576522002ND
2020-09-0835576522001ND
2020-11-2435594841003ND
2020-11-2435594841002ND
2021-02-0835610875003ND
2021-02-0835610875002ND
2021-02-0835610872005ND
2021-02-0835610872004ND
2021-02-0835610872003ND
2021-02-0835610872001ND
2021-02-0835610872002ND
2021-06-1435641565001ND
2021-06-2135642603003ND
2021-06-2135642603005ND
2021-06-2135642603004ND
2021-06-2135642603002ND
2021-06-2135642603001ND
2021-06-2135642592001ND
2022-05-2335720206001ND
2022-05-2335720206002ND
2022-05-2335720206003ND
2022-05-2335720206004ND
2022-05-2335720206005ND
2022-05-2335720206006ND
2023-05-2235801891004ND
2023-05-2235801891005ND
2023-05-2235801891006ND