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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Sugar Mountain Utility

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)

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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: 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

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