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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Nashville, Town of

NOTE: Nashville, Town of purchases water from City of Rocky Mount which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Rocky Mount.

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.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND60ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND40ND
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

NOTE: Nashville, Town of purchases water from City of Rocky Mount which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Rocky Mount.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-1137729_19-24433ND
2019-06-2737729_19-27227AND
2019-06-2737729_19-27227ND
2019-08-1237729_19-34935ND
2019-08-1237729_19-34939ND
2020-04-2737729_20-17651ND
2020-06-198146-061920-E02SND
2020-07-078146B-070720-E01SND
2020-07-148146-071420-E02SND
2021-04-068146-040621-E01SND
2021-09-078146-090721-E01SND
2021-10-288146-102821-E01SND
2022-02-108146-021022-E01SND
2022-06-028146-060222-E01SND
2022-08-038146-080322-E01SND
2022-12-078146-120722-E01SND
2023-01-178146-011723-E01SND
2023-04-108146A-041023-E02SND
2023-06-1437729_23-31851ND
2023-08-078146-080723-E02SND
2023-09-078146-090723-E01SND
2023-10-048146-100423-E01SND
2023-10-048146-100423-E02SND