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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Las Vegas Valley Water District

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.

 

290

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.0552 ppb1344ND - 2.80 ppb
20150.243 ppb141ND - 3.40 ppb
2016ND110ND
20170.0225 ppb1253ND - 1.30 ppb
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-01-2914010395-001ND
2014-01-2914010390-001ND
2014-01-2914010395-002ND
2014-01-2914010384-001ND
2014-01-2914010384-002ND
2014-01-2914010384-003ND
2014-03-1114030133-001ND
2014-05-1214050123-001ND
2014-05-1214050123-002ND
2014-05-1214050123-004ND
2014-05-1214050128-002ND
2014-05-1214050128-001ND
2014-05-1214050128-005ND
2014-05-1214050128-003ND
2014-05-1214050128-004ND
2014-05-1314050168-001ND
2014-05-1314050168-002ND
2014-05-1314050168-008ND
2014-05-1314050183-003ND
2014-05-1314050183-002ND
2014-05-1314050183-008ND
2014-05-1314050183-001ND
2014-05-1314050183-009ND
2014-05-1414050259-001ND
2014-05-1414050259-008ND
2014-05-1414050259-009ND
2014-06-0314050496-001ND
2014-06-0314050496-003ND
2014-06-0314050496-002ND
2014-06-0314050515-001ND
2014-06-0314050515-002ND
2014-06-0314050515-003ND
2014-06-0414060078-001ND
2014-06-0414060083-001ND
2014-06-0414060083-002ND
2014-06-0414060083-003ND
2014-06-0414060078-003ND
2014-06-0414060078-002ND
2014-06-0914060162-001ND
2014-06-0914060162-002ND
2014-06-0914060162-003ND
2014-06-1014060172-002ND
2014-06-1014060172-001ND
2014-06-1014060167-002ND
2014-06-1014060172-003ND
2014-06-1014060167-003ND
2014-06-1014060167-001ND
2014-06-1114060237-003ND
2014-06-1114060237-002ND
2014-06-1114060237-001ND
2014-06-1114060232-003ND
2014-06-1114060232-002ND
2014-06-1114060232-001ND
2014-06-1614060278-002ND
2014-06-1614060278-001ND
2014-06-1614060278-003ND
2014-06-1614060273-003ND
2014-06-1614060273-002ND
2014-06-1614060273-001ND
2014-06-1714060390-002ND
2014-06-1714060390-001ND
2014-06-1714060395-003ND
2014-06-1714060395-001ND
2014-06-1714060395-002ND
2014-06-1714060390-003ND
2014-06-1814060400-002ND
2014-06-1814060400-001ND
2014-06-2514060528-001ND
2014-08-0414070576-001ND
2014-08-0414070576-0021.60 ppb
2014-08-0414070576-003ND
2014-08-0414070576-004ND
2014-08-0714080104-001ND
2014-08-1314080189-003ND
2014-08-1314080189-001ND
2014-08-1814080237-001ND
2014-08-1814080237-003ND
2014-08-1814080231-002ND
2014-08-1814080231-003ND
2014-08-1814080237-002ND
2014-08-1814080231-001ND
2014-08-1814080229-001ND
2014-08-1814080229-002ND
2014-08-1814080234-0012.80 ppb
2014-08-2614080406-001ND
2014-08-2814080473-001ND
2014-08-2814080471-001ND
2014-08-2814080471-002ND
2014-08-2814080469-001ND
2014-08-2814080471-003ND
2014-08-2814080473-002ND
2014-08-2814080469-0021.80 ppb
2014-08-2814080469-003ND
2014-08-2814080473-003ND
2014-09-0414090044-002ND
2014-09-0414090044-003ND
2014-09-0414090044-004ND
2014-09-0414090044-001ND
2014-09-0414090045-004ND
2014-09-0414090045-002ND
2014-09-0414090045-001ND
2014-09-0414090045-003ND
2014-09-0914090136-003ND
2014-09-0914090136-004ND
2014-09-0914090136-001ND
2014-09-0914090136-002ND
2014-09-0914090136-005ND
2014-09-1014090179-004ND
2014-09-1014090179-005ND
2014-09-1014090179-002ND
2014-09-1014090179-003ND
2014-09-1014090179-001ND
2014-09-1014090182-001ND
2014-09-1014090182-002ND
2014-09-1014090182-003ND
2014-09-1014090180-001ND
2014-09-1014090180-002ND
2014-09-1014090180-003ND
2014-09-1114090205-002ND
2014-09-1714090305-0021.20 ppb
2014-09-1714090305-003ND
2014-09-1714090305-004ND
2014-09-1714090306-003ND
2014-09-1714090306-004ND
2014-09-1714090305-005ND
2014-09-1714090306-005ND
2014-09-1714090306-001ND
2014-09-1714090306-002ND
2014-09-2314090414-001ND
2014-10-2214100387-002ND
2014-10-2214100387-001ND
2014-10-2214100387-003ND
2014-12-1614120274-001ND
2014-12-1614120274-001ND
2015-05-1215050151-002ND
2015-05-1215050156-001ND
2015-06-0215060018-001ND
2015-06-0315060043-001ND
2015-06-0415060093-001ND
2015-07-0615070064-002ND
2015-07-0615070064-0033.40 ppb
2015-07-0615070064-004ND
2015-07-0815070140-001ND
2015-07-0915070211-001ND
2015-07-1415070260-001ND
2015-08-1115080154-001ND
2015-08-2015070594-001ND
2015-12-1515120246-001ND
2016-05-09S1601627001ND
2016-06-07S1602114001ND
2016-07-05S1602994004ND
2016-07-05S1602994003ND
2016-07-05S1602994001ND
2016-07-05S1602994002ND
2016-07-07S1601495001ND
2016-08-04S1603939001ND
2016-08-04S1603939001ND
2016-10-10S1605418001ND
2016-10-10S1605418001ND
2017-05-01S1702761001ND
2017-05-08S1703192001ND
2017-05-08S1703192004ND
2017-05-08S1703192003ND
2017-05-08S1703191002ND
2017-05-08S1703191004ND
2017-05-08S1703191003ND
2017-05-08S1703191005ND
2017-05-08S1703191001ND
2017-05-09S1703306001ND
2017-05-09S1703306003ND
2017-05-09S1703306002ND
2017-05-09S1703177004ND
2017-05-09S1703177003ND
2017-05-09S1703306004ND
2017-05-09S1703177001ND
2017-05-09S1703177002ND
2017-05-10S1703178005ND
2017-05-10S1703178003ND
2017-05-15S1703179003ND
2017-05-15S1703179001ND
2017-05-15S1703179002ND
2017-06-05S1703240003ND
2017-06-05S1703240001ND
2017-06-05S1703240002ND
2017-06-05S1703410002ND
2017-06-05S1703410001ND
2017-06-05S1703567001ND
2017-06-05S1703567003ND
2017-06-05S1703567002ND
2017-06-06S1703790001ND
2017-06-06S1703790002ND
2017-06-06S1703790003ND
2017-06-06S1703715001ND
2017-06-06S1703715003ND
2017-06-07S1704000003ND
2017-06-07S1703791001ND
2017-06-07S1703791002ND
2017-06-07S1704000001ND
2017-06-07S1704000002ND
2017-06-07S1703999001ND
2017-06-14S1703796003ND
2017-06-14S1703796001ND
2017-06-14S1703796002ND
2017-06-14S1703797002ND
2017-06-14S1703797004ND
2017-06-14S1703797003ND
2017-06-26S1704372001ND
2017-06-27S1703798001ND
2017-06-27S1703798002ND
2017-06-28S1704458001ND
2017-06-28S1704458002ND
2017-06-29S1703891001ND
2017-07-11S1704736001ND
2017-07-11S1704736002ND
2017-07-11S1704736003ND
2017-07-11S1704736004ND
2017-07-11S1704073001ND
2017-07-11S1704073004ND
2017-07-11S1704073002ND
2017-07-11S1704073003ND
2017-07-12S1704737003ND
2017-07-12S1704737004ND
2017-07-12S1704126004ND
2017-07-12S1704737001ND
2017-07-12S1704737002ND
2017-07-12S1704126002ND
2017-07-12S1704126003ND
2017-07-18S1704103003ND
2017-07-18S1704103002ND
2017-07-18S1704103004ND
2017-07-18S1704103001ND
2017-07-19S1704222003ND
2017-07-19S1704222001ND
2017-07-19S1704222002ND
2017-07-19S17042220040.850 ppb
2017-07-19S1704262001ND
2017-07-26S1704740002ND
2017-07-26S1704740001ND
2017-07-26S1704739001ND
2017-07-26S17047390031.30 ppb
2017-07-26S1704739004ND
2017-07-26S1704740005ND
2017-07-26S1704739002ND
2017-07-26S1704740003ND
2017-07-31S1704742001ND
2017-07-31S1704738002ND
2017-07-31S1704742002ND
2017-07-31S1704738001ND
2017-08-07S1704741001ND
2017-08-07S1704741002ND
2017-08-07S1704741004ND
2017-08-07S1704741003ND
2017-08-07S1704741005ND
2017-08-08S1704387001ND
2017-08-08S1704387003ND
2017-08-08S1704387002ND
2017-08-08S1704387004ND
2017-08-09S1704743002ND
2017-08-09S1704743004ND
2017-08-09S1704743003ND
2017-08-09S1704743001ND
2017-08-10S1704745004ND
2017-08-10S1704745001ND
2017-08-10S1704745002ND
2017-08-16S1704950001ND
2017-08-16S1704950002ND
2017-08-16S1704950004ND
2017-08-16S1704950003ND
2017-08-16S1704950005ND
2017-08-22S1705147001ND
2017-08-28S1704928001ND
2017-08-29S1705275001ND
2017-08-29S1705148001ND
2017-09-20S1705319002ND
2017-09-20S1705319003ND
2017-10-02S1706964003ND
2017-10-02S1706964007ND
2017-10-02S1706964004ND
2017-10-02S1706964001ND
2017-10-02S1706964002ND
2017-10-02S1706964006ND
2017-10-02S1706964005ND
2017-10-02S17069640080.660 ppb
2017-10-11S1706327001ND
2018-06-06S1803834001ND
2018-06-14S1803988001ND
2018-08-08S1804391001ND
2019-04-30S1907078001ND
2019-07-02S1916250001ND
2019-08-20S1923825001ND