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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Mountain Hill Water Company

NOTE: Mountain Hill Water Company purchases water from Town of North East which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of North East.

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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND20ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND60ND

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

NOTE: Mountain Hill Water Company purchases water from Town of North East which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of North East.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-24E18003794003ND
2018-04-24E18003794001ND
2018-09-17L7072754_1ND
2018-09-17L7072754_2ND
2018-11-194132323ND
2019-04-099043716_01ND
2019-04-099043716_02ND
2019-10-089102287_02ND
2019-10-089102287_01_01ND
2021-06-23E21003831001ND
2021-06-23E21003832001ND
2023-07-243G05934_01ND
2023-07-243G05934_02ND
2023-11-133K03122_01ND
2023-11-133K03122_01BND
2023-11-133K03122_02ND
2023-11-133K03122_02BND