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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Truckee Meadows Water Authority

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.

 

199

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND260ND
2015ND170ND
2016ND310ND
2017ND510ND
2018ND410ND
2019ND330ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-220414-13-SND
2014-04-220414-12-SND
2014-04-220414-16-SND
2014-04-230414-17-SND
2014-06-090614-06-SND
2014-06-090614-07-SND
2014-06-170614-11-SND
2014-06-170614-10-SND
2014-06-170614-09-SND
2014-06-170614-12-SND
2014-06-170614-13-SND
2014-06-170614-14-SND
2014-07-290714-32ND
2014-07-290714-33-SND
2014-07-290714-34-SND
2014-07-290714-35-SND
2014-07-290714-36-SND
2014-07-290714-37-SND
2014-07-300714-47-SND
2014-07-300714-46-SND
2014-07-300714-45-SND
2014-07-300714-48-SND
2014-09-020914-07-SND
2014-09-020914-06-SND
2014-09-020914-05-SND
2014-09-020914-06-W18ND
2015-06-081506017-01ND
2015-06-081506018-01ND
2015-06-111506027-SOCND
2015-06-171506035-01ND
2015-06-171506036-01ND
2015-06-171506037-01ND
2015-06-171506038-01ND
2015-06-231506055-01ND
2015-06-231506061-01ND
2015-07-221507046-EURND
2015-07-221507045-EURND
2015-08-191508047-EURND
2015-08-191508048-EURND
2015-08-191508050-EURND
2015-08-191508051-EURND
2015-08-191508053-EURND
2015-08-191508054-EURND
2016-03-011603002-01EURND
2016-05-311605028-01EURND
2016-05-311605025-01EURND
2016-05-311605026-01EURND
2016-05-311605027-01EURND
2016-06-011606001-01EURND
2016-06-061606010-01EURND
2016-06-061606013-01EURND
2016-07-191607022-01EURND
2016-07-191607021-01EURND
2016-07-191607026-01EURND
2016-07-191607023-01EURND
2016-07-191607024-01EURND
2016-07-191607025-01EURND
2016-08-241608035-01EURND
2016-08-241608034-01EURND
2016-08-241608033-01EURND
2016-08-251608036-01EURND
2016-09-131609006-01EURND
2016-09-131609007-01EURND
2016-09-131609008-01EURND
2016-09-131609009-01EURND
2016-09-221609024-01EURND
2016-10-121610015-01EURND
2016-10-121610014-01EURND
2016-10-121610012-01EURND
2016-10-121610011-01EURND
2016-10-121610016-01EURND
2016-10-131610017-01EURND
2016-10-181610027-01EURND
2016-10-251610039-01EURND
2017-01-111701006-01EURND
2017-03-081703010-01EURND
2017-03-081703009-01EURND
2017-03-081703008-01EURND
2017-05-021705003-01EURND
2017-05-021705004-01EURND
2017-05-031705010-01EURND
2017-05-031705009-01EURND
2017-05-151705022-01EURND
2017-05-151705023-01EURND
2017-05-151705025-01EURND
2017-05-151705024-01EURND
2017-05-251705042-01EURND
2017-05-251705041-01EURND
2017-07-111707003-01EURND
2017-07-111707002-01EURND
2017-07-111707005-01EURND
2017-07-111707004-01EURND
2017-07-121707010-01EURND
2017-07-121707012-01EURND
2017-07-121707008-01EURND
2017-07-181707020-01EURND
2017-07-181707021-01EURND
2017-07-181707022-01EURND
2017-07-181707023-01EURND
2017-08-161708013-01EURND
2017-08-161708014-01EURND
2017-09-121708026-02EURND
2017-09-121708028-02EURND
2017-09-121708027-02EURND
2017-09-121708029-02EURND
2017-09-121708025-02EURND
2017-10-101710015-01EURND
2017-10-101710009-01EURND
2017-10-101710014-01EURND
2017-10-101710016-01EURND
2017-10-101710017-01EURND
2017-10-101710018-01EURND
2017-10-251710032-01EURND
2017-10-251710033-01EURND
2017-10-251710035-01EURND
2017-10-251710036-01EURND
2017-10-311710048-01EURND
2017-10-311710049-01EURND
2017-11-011711001-01EURND
2017-11-171712011-01EURND
2017-11-171712010-01EURND
2017-11-171712009-01EURND
2017-12-041712032-01EURND
2017-12-051712023-01EURND
2017-12-051712021-01EURND
2018-01-231801009-01EURND
2018-01-231801010-01EURND
2018-02-011802001-01EURND
2018-02-011802003-01EURND
2018-02-061802006-01EURND
2018-02-071802007-01EURND
2018-04-041804005-01WECND
2018-04-041804006-01EURND
2018-04-041804007-01EURND
2018-04-091804011-01WECND
2018-04-091804012-01WECND
2018-04-101804036-01EURND
2018-04-111804017-01WECND
2018-04-111804018-01WECND
2018-04-111804019-01WECND
2018-04-241804027-01WECND
2018-04-251804025-01WECND
2018-04-261804044-01WECND
2018-05-021805008-01EURND
2018-05-021805009-01EURND
2018-05-021805010-01EURND
2018-05-231805041-01WECND
2018-06-051806009-01WECND
2018-07-091807007-01WECND
2018-07-091807008-01WECND
2018-07-241807025-01WECND
2018-08-071808008-01WECND
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2018-08-071808010-01WECND
2018-08-071808011-01WECND
2018-08-071808012-01WECND
2018-08-071808013-01WECND
2018-08-141808024-01WECND
2018-08-141808025-01WECND
2018-10-101810015-02WECND
2018-10-241810032-01WECND
2018-10-241810033-01WECND
2018-10-241810035-01WECND
2018-10-241810036-01WECND
2018-10-241810037-01WECND
2018-10-241810038-01WECND
2019-01-091901012-02WECND
2019-01-091901013-02WECND
2019-01-161901017-02WECND
2019-02-051902001-01WECND
2019-02-261902019-01WECND
2019-04-081904004-01WECND
2019-05-071905007-01WECND
2019-05-071905008-01WECND
2019-05-291905027-01WECND
2019-06-191906013-01WECND
2019-06-191906014-01WECND
2019-06-191906015-01WECND
2019-06-191906016-01WECND
2019-06-271906021-01WECND
2019-06-271906022-01WECND
2019-06-271906023-01WECND
2019-07-011907003-01WECND
2019-07-011907004-01WECND
2019-07-011907005-01WECND
2019-07-011907006-01WECND
2019-07-011907012-01WECND
2019-07-091907014-02WECND
2019-07-251907045-01WECND
2019-07-291907046-01WECND
2019-07-301907048-01WECND
2019-08-061908002-01WECND
2019-08-061908004-01WECND
2019-08-061908007-01WECND
2019-08-071908008-02WECND
2019-08-071908009-02WECND
2019-08-071908010-02WECND
2019-10-011910004-01WECND
2019-10-011910006-01WECND