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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

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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.

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166

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND1080ND
2019ND580ND

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
2018-01-033847206ND
2018-01-033847254ND
2018-01-033847263ND
2018-01-033847272ND
2018-01-033847281ND
2018-01-093850196ND
2018-01-093850206ND
2018-01-093850220ND
2018-01-163853825ND
2018-01-163853833ND
2018-01-163853855ND
2018-01-163853864ND
2018-01-163853899ND
2018-01-223856690ND
2018-01-223856742ND
2018-01-223856758ND
2018-01-243858396ND
2018-01-293860650ND
2018-01-293860692ND
2018-01-293860702ND
2018-01-303861546ND
2018-02-073867324ND
2018-02-073867333ND
2018-02-073867384ND
2018-02-143872979ND
2018-02-153873628ND
2018-02-223878277ND
2018-04-023902023ND
2018-04-023902036ND
2018-04-033903129ND
2018-04-033903138ND
2018-04-053905308ND
2018-04-053905319ND
2018-04-053905330ND
2018-04-093907192ND
2018-04-163913532ND
2018-04-163913541ND
2018-04-183915871ND
2018-04-183915909ND
2018-04-183915919ND
2018-04-263922071ND
2018-04-263922080ND
2018-04-263922089ND
2018-04-263922098ND
2018-04-303924225ND
2018-05-073930017ND
2018-05-073930045ND
2018-05-073930057ND
2018-05-073930085ND
2018-05-093933231ND
2018-05-093933739ND
2018-05-213942192ND
2018-05-213942201ND
2018-05-303949662ND
2018-07-023977715ND
2018-07-023978101ND
2018-07-023979192ND
2018-07-023980876ND
2018-07-043980834ND
2018-07-043980885ND
2018-07-103984442ND
2018-07-103984493ND
2018-07-103984506ND
2018-07-183993079ND
2018-07-183993099ND
2018-07-183993123ND
2018-07-183993136ND
2018-07-183995139ND
2018-07-254001419ND
2018-07-254001434ND
2018-07-254001458ND
2018-07-314006904ND
2018-07-314006953ND
2018-07-314007068ND
2018-07-314007077ND
2018-08-084016228ND
2018-08-084016300ND
2018-08-134020962ND
2018-08-204029322ND
2018-08-274036920ND
2018-08-274036962ND
2018-10-154089678ND
2018-10-154089704ND
2018-10-154089781ND
2018-10-154090914ND
2018-10-154090929ND
2018-10-174092786ND
2018-10-174092795ND
2018-10-184095079ND
2018-10-184095089ND
2018-10-184095097ND
2018-10-184095106ND
2018-10-184095109ND
2018-10-224099182ND
2018-10-224099191ND
2018-10-224099208ND
2018-10-234099317ND
2018-10-234099326ND
2018-10-234099335ND
2018-10-234099344ND
2018-10-234099546ND
2018-10-244100853ND
2018-10-294104477ND
2018-10-294104495ND
2018-10-294104504ND
2018-10-304105906ND
2018-12-174152936ND
2018-12-184154373ND
2019-02-134197672ND
2019-02-134197753ND
2019-02-134197838ND
2019-04-024246273ND
2019-04-024246282ND
2019-04-024246323ND
2019-04-024246332ND
2019-04-034247842ND
2019-04-034247858ND
2019-04-034247880ND
2019-04-044249674ND
2019-04-044249685ND
2019-04-044249695ND
2019-04-084253362ND
2019-04-084253371ND
2019-04-084253380ND
2019-04-094254455ND
2019-04-094254699ND
2019-04-094254708ND
2019-04-104256584ND
2019-04-104256597ND
2019-04-104256608ND
2019-04-104256619ND
2019-04-174264163ND
2019-04-294276349ND
2019-05-094289503ND
2019-06-264337292ND
2019-07-294368521ND
2019-08-154388909ND
2019-09-114417892ND
2019-09-114417910ND
2019-10-104452607ND
2019-10-104452618ND
2019-10-104452631ND
2019-10-154458272ND
2019-10-154458281ND
2019-10-154458331ND
2019-10-154458341ND
2019-10-154458449ND
2019-10-174460167ND
2019-11-064478565ND
2019-11-064478676ND
2019-11-064478700ND
2019-11-064478752ND
2019-11-064478754ND
2019-11-184489495ND
2019-11-184489504ND
2019-11-214494838ND
2019-11-214495322ND
2019-12-054505845ND
2019-12-054505855ND
2019-12-104510449ND
2019-12-104510458ND
2019-12-104510475ND
2019-12-104510528ND
2019-12-104518244ND
2019-12-174517952ND
2019-12-204522410ND