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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Duncannon Municipal Water

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.

 

16

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
2020ND50ND
20213.10 ppb52ND - 10.00 ppb
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-11-138034793-01ND
2020-05-1122380594.00ND
2020-05-1822380558.00ND
2020-05-2622576470.00ND
2020-06-0122576499.00ND
2020-12-0723682610.00ND
2021-03-2924404270.005.50 ppb
2021-05-1124798813.00ND
2021-06-0124798784.0010.00 ppb
2021-08-2425374677.00ND
2021-12-2825914330.00ND
2022-10-2527795533.00ND
2023-06-0629271813.00ND
2023-06-0629271786.00ND
2023-06-2729272035.00ND
2023-06-2729272044.00ND