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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

City of Newport

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, or DEHP, is a softener added to PVC plastics. Phthalates are hormone disruptors that target the male reproductive system. Read More.

DEHP can cross the placenta and disrupt steroid hormone synthesis, and may lead to cancer. In laboratory animals, exposure to DEHP during pregnancy harms fetal developmental and causes abnormalities in the male reproductive tract. Human epidemiological studies show certain phthalates, especially DEHP, are associated with reduced anogenital distance in human male infants, which is a measure of adverse developmental effects in human male� infants exposed prenatally to endocrine disrupting chemicals. DEHP may also interfere with signaling related to the timing of birth and may have adverse effects on the immune system.

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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0909 ppb221ND - 2.00 ppb
20150.273 ppb112ND - 2.00 ppb
2016ND140ND
20171.20 ppb3023ND - 3.00 ppb
20180.800 ppb2012ND - 3.00 ppb
20191.05 ppb1912ND - 3.00 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 3 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 3 ppb for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 6 ppb

The legal limit for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, established in 1992, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-061401012-08_TO402.00 ppb
2014-01-061401012-04_TO40ND
2014-01-061401012-06_TO40ND
2014-01-061401012-07_TO40ND
2014-01-061401012-05_TO40ND
2014-05-211402793-05_TO40ND
2014-05-211402793-03_TO40ND
2014-05-211402793-01_TO40ND
2014-05-211402793-06_TO40ND
2014-05-211402793-04_TO40ND
2014-05-211402793-02_TO40ND
2014-07-021403537-02_TO40ND
2014-07-021403537-03_TO40ND
2014-07-021403537-04_TO40ND
2014-07-021403537-05_TO40ND
2014-07-021403537-01_TO40ND
2014-11-171405683-05_TO40ND
2014-11-171405683-03_TO40ND
2014-11-171405683-04_TO40ND
2014-11-171405683-02_TO40ND
2014-11-171405683-06_TO40ND
2014-11-171405683-01_TO40ND
2015-01-121501069-03_TO402.00 ppb
2015-01-121501069-04_TO40ND
2015-01-121501069-06_TO40ND
2015-01-121501069-07_TO401.000 ppb
2015-01-121501069-01_TO40ND
2015-06-011502384-01_TO40ND
2015-06-011502384-04_TO40ND
2015-06-011502384-03_TO40ND
2015-07-201503232-02_TO40ND
2015-07-201503232-01_TO40ND
2015-10-291504601-01_TO40ND
2016-01-111600887-05_TO40ND
2016-01-111600887-06_TO40ND
2016-01-111600887-08_TO40ND
2016-01-111600887-07_TO40ND
2016-01-111600887-01_TO40ND
2016-05-091602070-05_TO40ND
2016-05-091602070-01_TO40ND
2016-05-091602070-03_TO40ND
2016-05-091602070-02_TO40ND
2016-07-251603626-05_TO40ND
2016-07-251603626-03_TO40ND
2016-07-251603626-04_TO40ND
2016-10-041604851-01_TO40ND
2016-10-041604851-02_TO40ND
2017-01-241701020-02_TO402.00 ppb
2017-01-251701027-02_TO402.00 ppb
2017-01-251701027-04_TO402.00 ppb
2017-01-251701027-05_TO401.000 ppb
2017-01-251701027-03_TO402.00 ppb
2017-05-151702185-01_TO40ND
2017-05-151702185-04_TO401.000 ppb
2017-05-151702185-02_TO401.000 ppb
2017-05-191702237-01_TO401.000 ppb
2017-05-191702237-03_TO402.00 ppb
2017-05-191702237-05_TO401.000 ppb
2017-05-191702237-04_TO402.00 ppb
2017-05-191702237-02_TO402.00 ppb
2017-07-101703108-04_TO401.000 ppb
2017-07-101703108-01_TO403.00 ppb
2017-07-101703108-05_TO402.00 ppb
2017-07-101703108-02_TO402.00 ppb
2017-07-101703108-03_TO402.00 ppb
2017-07-111703142-02_TO401.000 ppb
2017-07-111703142-01_TO401.000 ppb
2017-11-141704991-04_TO40ND
2017-11-141704991-02_TO40ND
2017-11-141704991-05_TO401.000 ppb
2017-11-141704991-03_TO40ND
2017-11-201705061-02_TO40ND
2017-11-201705061-03_TO401.000 ppb
2017-11-201705061-01_TO40ND
2017-11-201705061-05_TO401.000 ppb
2017-12-051705209-02_TO402.00 ppb
2017-12-051705209-01_TO40ND
2018-01-161800888-02_TO401.000 ppb
2018-01-161800888-03_TO402.00 ppb
2018-01-161800888-05_TO401.000 ppb
2018-01-161800888-04_TO401.000 ppb
2018-01-161800888-01_TO401.000 ppb
2018-01-221800936-06_TO401.000 ppb
2018-01-221800936-07_TO401.000 ppb
2018-01-221800936-01_TO40ND
2018-06-041802314-04_TO40ND
2018-06-041802314-03_TO401.000 ppb
2018-06-041802314-02_TO40ND
2018-06-041802314-06_TO40ND
2018-06-041802314-01_TO40ND
2018-07-171803078-01_TO402.00 ppb
2018-07-171803078-06_TO401.000 ppb
2018-07-171803078-07_TO40ND
2018-07-171803078-08_TO401.000 ppb
2018-10-011804258-01_TO403.00 ppb
2018-10-011804258-02_TO40ND
2018-10-011804258-03_TO40ND
2019-01-151900857-11_TO401.000 ppb
2019-01-151900857-09_TO402.00 ppb
2019-01-151900857-12_TO402.00 ppb
2019-01-151900857-07_TO401.000 ppb
2019-01-151900857-04_TO40ND
2019-01-151900857-06_TO401.000 ppb
2019-01-151900857-08_TO402.00 ppb
2019-05-071901920-05_TO401.000 ppb
2019-05-071901920-04_TO402.00 ppb
2019-05-071901920-01_TO40ND
2019-05-071901920-02_TO40ND
2019-05-071901920-03_TO402.00 ppb
2019-08-061903576-05_TO402.00 ppb
2019-08-061903576-06_TO403.00 ppb
2019-08-061903576-04_TO40ND
2019-08-291904072-01_TO401.000 ppb
2019-12-051905044-01_TO40ND
2019-12-051905044-02_TO40ND
2019-12-051905044-03_TO40ND