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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Tensas Water District Association

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.

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND60ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND50ND

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
2018-01-0835367824002ND
2018-01-0835367824002ND
2018-07-3035407878001ND
2018-07-3035407878001ND
2019-01-1435442603003ND
2019-01-1435442603003ND
2019-07-3135486747001ND
2019-07-3135486747001ND
2019-10-0435502811001ND
2019-10-0435502811001ND
2020-01-0635523112001ND
2020-04-1535544425001ND
2020-08-1235570539001ND
2020-09-0935577116001ND
2020-11-1035591783001ND
2021-01-1835605842001ND
2021-05-1335633523002ND
2021-09-1535664394001ND
2021-12-0335682177001ND
2022-01-1835692112003ND
2022-04-1135711946001ND
2022-08-1535741176003ND
2022-12-0735766643001ND
2023-01-1735773661001ND
2023-02-0635778177002ND
2023-04-1235794072001ND
2023-07-1835814093001ND
2023-11-0735841747001ND