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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Bertie County Regional Water

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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62

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND190ND
2017ND70ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND190ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-01-088802-010814-E12SND
2014-01-088802-010814-E11SND
2014-01-138802-011314-E10SND
2014-05-128802-051214-E14SND
2014-05-198802-051914-E12SND
2014-05-228802-052214-E10SND
2014-05-228802-052214-E11SND
2015-02-11ND
2015-02-11ND
2015-04-14ND
2015-04-22ND
2015-05-07ND
2016-01-118802-011116-E02SND
2016-01-118802-011116-E01SND
2016-01-208802-012016-E7ASND
2016-01-208802-012016-E04SND
2016-01-258802-012516-E06SND
2016-04-068802-040616-E01SND
2016-04-068802-040616-E02SND
2016-04-118802-041116-E14SND
2016-04-118802-041116-E09SND
2016-04-118802-041116-E08SND
2016-04-188802-041816-E06SND
2016-04-188802-041816-E7ASND
2016-04-218802-042116-E04SND
2016-07-118802-071116-E09SND
2016-07-118802-071116-E08SND
2016-07-188802-071816-E11SND
2016-07-188802-071816-E10SND
2016-10-178802-101716-E10SND
2016-10-248802-102416-E11SND
2017-01-198802-011917-E12SND
2017-01-238802-012317-E10SND
2017-01-238802-012317-E11SND
2017-04-178802-041717-E12SND
2017-04-178802-041717-E14SND
2017-04-198802-041917-E10SND
2017-04-198802-041917-E11SND
2018-02-138802-021318-E3BSND
2018-02-138802-021318-E13SND
2018-04-048802-040418-E3BSND
2018-04-098802-040918-E14SND
2018-05-088802-050818-E13SND
2019-01-088802-010819-E01SND
2019-01-088802-010819-E02SND
2019-01-148802-011419-E06SND
2019-01-148802-011419-E7ASND
2019-01-238802-012319-E04SND
2019-05-028802-050219-E01SND
2019-05-028802-050219-E02SND
2019-05-028802-050219-E14SND
2019-05-068802-050619-E08SND
2019-05-068802-050619-E09SND
2019-05-208802-052019-E06SND
2019-05-208802-052019-E7ASND
2019-05-218802-052119-E04SND
2019-07-088802-070819-E11SND
2019-07-158802-071519-E10SND
2019-08-068802-080619-E09SND
2019-08-068802-080619-E08SND
2019-10-148802-101419-E11SND
2019-10-148802-101419-E10SND