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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Sugar Mountain Utility

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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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND160ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND170ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

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
2018-02-277041-022718-OOSSND
2018-02-277041-022718-OGHSND
2018-02-277041-022718-OPQSND
2018-02-277041-022718-OOWSND
2018-02-277041-022718-OOTSND
2018-02-277041-022718-OORSND
2018-02-277041-022718-OONSND
2018-02-277041-022718-OOISND
2018-02-277041-022718-OOFSND
2018-02-277041-022718-OOESND
2018-02-277041-022718-OODSND
2018-02-277041-022718-OOCSND
2018-02-277041-022718-OOBSND
2018-02-277041-022718-OOASND
2018-02-277041-022718-OJKSND
2018-07-247041-072418-OLMSND
2019-07-097041-070919-OLMSND
2020-03-2437729_20-12781ND
2020-05-127041-051220-OOVSND
2020-07-147041-071420-OLMSND
2020-07-147041-071420-OOVSND
2020-07-147041-071420-OOXSND
2021-01-197041-011921-OOVSND
2021-04-147041-041421-OJKSND
2021-04-147041-041421-OPQSND
2021-04-147041-041421-OOWSND
2021-04-147041-041421-OOTSND
2021-04-147041-041421-OOSSND
2021-04-147041-041421-OORSND
2021-04-147041-041421-OONSND
2021-04-147041-041421-OOISND
2021-04-147041-041421-OOFSND
2021-04-147041-041421-OOESND
2021-04-147041-041421-OODSND
2021-04-147041-041421-OOCSND
2021-04-147041-041421-OOBSND
2021-04-147041-041421-OOASND
2021-04-147041-041421-OGHSND
2021-09-217041-092121-OLMSND
2022-03-157041-031522-OOVSND
2023-03-01752-3738-1ND
2023-08-30752-11124-1ND
2023-08-30752-11126-1ND
2023-10-17752-12711-1ND