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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

City of Beaverton

NOTE: City of Beaverton purchases water from Joint Water Commission which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Joint Water Commission.

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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

NOTE: City of Beaverton purchases water from Joint Water Commission which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Joint Water Commission.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-071809141-SND
2018-11-051884309-SND
2019-04-241928990-SND
2019-11-041981259-SND
2020-04-012021410-SND
2020-07-012041305-SND
2020-11-042074464-SND
2021-04-072123196-SND
2021-11-032180746-SND
2022-03-312221620-SND
2022-11-0222-71086-SND
2023-04-1023-19659-SND
2023-11-0623-67462-SND