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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Buena Vista Bethel Special Utility District

NOTE: Buena Vista Bethel Special Utility District purchases water from City of Waxahachie which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Waxahachie.

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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: Buena Vista Bethel Special Utility District purchases water from City of Waxahachie which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Waxahachie.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-25Q1802982003ND
2018-01-25Q1802982012ND
2019-04-29Q1916965001ND
2019-04-29Q1916965004ND
2020-08-17Q2032738001ND
2020-08-17Q2032738006ND
2021-09-16Q2125453001ND
2021-09-16Q2125453006ND
2022-01-12Q2201052001ND
2022-01-12Q2201052005ND
2023-09-05Q2338122001ND
2023-11-20Q2349758005ND