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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Hampton Shaler Water Authority

NOTE: Hampton Shaler Water Authority purchases water from West View Water Authority which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by West View 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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
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: Hampton Shaler Water Authority purchases water from West View Water Authority which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by West View Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-068032494-01ND
2018-07-118073815-01ND
2019-07-089073739-01ND
2020-02-1821755803.00ND
2020-04-0722119900.00ND
2020-04-0722119930.00ND
2020-07-2222898318.00ND
2020-07-2222898348.00ND
2020-11-0923449014.00ND
2021-08-1625120638.00ND
2022-08-1527338618.00ND
2023-05-0229004445.00ND
2023-05-0229004446.00ND
2023-08-0129600650.00ND
2023-08-0129600651.00ND