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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Bethel, Town of

NOTE: Bethel, Town of purchases water from Greenville Utilities Comm. which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Greenville Utilities Comm..

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND80ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

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: Bethel, Town of purchases water from Greenville Utilities Comm. which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Greenville Utilities Comm..

Date Lab ID Result
2020-01-2377659-01ND
2020-01-2377659-02ND
2020-01-2377659-03ND
2020-01-2377659-04ND
2020-04-1681065-01ND
2020-04-1681066-01ND
2020-04-1681067-01ND
2020-04-1681068-01ND
2023-05-2537729_23-26775ND
2023-05-2537729_23-26778ND
2023-05-2537729_23-26779ND
2023-05-2537729_23-26780ND