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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Westbury WD

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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74

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
2014ND120ND
2015ND100ND
2016ND130ND
2017ND130ND
2018ND130ND
2019ND130ND

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
2014-03-181403B99-001-SOCSND
2014-03-251403H32-008-SOCSND
2014-03-251403H32-007-SOCSND
2014-03-251403H32-009-SOCSND
2014-03-251403H32-005-SOCSND
2014-03-251403H32-002-SOCSND
2014-03-251403H32-006-SOCSND
2014-03-251403H32-001-SOCSND
2014-03-251403H32-003-SOCSND
2014-03-251403H32-004-SOCSND
2014-06-171406B77-001-SOCSND
2014-12-161412B31-001-SOCSND
2015-03-241503G45-005-SOCSND
2015-03-241503G45-002-SOCSND
2015-03-241503G45-004-SOCSND
2015-03-241503G45-001-SOCSND
2015-03-241503G45-003-SOCSND
2015-03-251503H48-001-SOCSND
2015-03-251503H48-002-SOCSND
2015-03-251503H48-003-SOCSND
2015-03-251503H48-004-SOCSND
2015-04-091504626-001-SOCSND
2016-03-211603F95-001-SOCSND
2016-03-311603O95-010-SOCSND
2016-03-311603O95-003-SOCSND
2016-03-311603O95-007-SOCSND
2016-03-311603O95-001-SOCSND
2016-03-311603O95-006-SOCSND
2016-03-311603O95-005-SOCSND
2016-03-311603O95-009-SOCSND
2016-03-311603O95-002-SOCSND
2016-03-311603O95-008-SOCSND
2016-06-201606I95-001-SOCSND
2016-09-191609E91-001-SOCSND
2016-12-19707142001ND
2017-03-207013680001-SOCND
2017-03-277014193005-SOCND
2017-03-277014193003-SOCND
2017-03-277014193004-SOCND
2017-03-277014193001-SOCND
2017-03-277014193002-SOCND
2017-03-277014193006-SOCND
2017-03-277014193008-SOCND
2017-03-277014193009-SOCND
2017-03-277014193007-SOCND
2017-03-311603O95-004-SOCSND
2017-06-197021719001-SOCSND
2017-09-187030152001-SOCND
2018-03-267046265004-SOCND
2018-03-267046265009-SOCND
2018-03-267046265008-SOCND
2018-03-267046265006-SOCND
2018-03-267046265001-SOCND
2018-03-267046265002-SOCND
2018-03-267046265007-SOCND
2018-03-267046265005-SOCND
2018-03-267046265003-SOCND
2018-06-187055254001ND
2018-07-027056827001ND
2018-09-067065197001ND
2018-12-187074255001ND
2019-03-18D9C1939-01ND
2019-03-187082629001ND
2019-03-257083335004ND
2019-03-25D9C2483-02ND
2019-03-25D9C2483-01ND
2019-03-25D9C2483-03ND
2019-03-257083335002ND
2019-03-257083335003ND
2019-03-257083335001ND
2019-06-17D9F2336-01ND
2019-06-177093922001ND
2019-09-1770105266001ND
2019-12-1670115524001ND