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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

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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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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

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Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND50ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND40ND
20230.316 ppb52ND - 1.000 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-03-14WM180491ND
2018-06-06WM181070ND
2018-09-19BC182189ND
2018-12-06BC182838ND
2019-01-24BC190227ND
2019-01-24BC190227-SOCND
2019-06-28BC191481ND
2019-09-2509251926-SOCND
2019-12-3112311922ND
2020-03-1903192014ND
2020-06-03060322072-2ND
2020-09-020902285-2ND
2020-12-1412142014-2ND
2021-07-2907292123ND
2021-12-0712072120ND
2022-03-1503152207ND
2022-05-2505252209ND
2022-08-0208022236ND
2022-12-0612062228ND
2023-03-1503152351ND
2023-06-1406142313BND
2023-09-26S0000854971.000 ppb
2023-11-21S000167978ND
2023-11-21S0001624340.580 ppb