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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Kennett Square Municipal Water Works

NOTE: Kennett Square Municipal Water Works purchases water from Chester Water Authority which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Chester 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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND40ND

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: Kennett Square Municipal Water Works purchases water from Chester Water Authority which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Chester Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-102308353001ND
2020-02-0321663769.00ND
2020-04-0322019207.00ND
2020-07-0122603899.00ND
2023-05-1028896881.00ND
2023-07-1229299097.00ND
2023-11-1530068584.00ND