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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 46

NOTE: Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 46 purchases water from City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate.

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
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: Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 46 purchases water from City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-01AE24659ND
2018-05-01AE24662ND
2019-04-18AE63046ND
2019-04-18AE63047ND
2020-08-31AF25893ND
2021-02-26AF44746ND
2021-05-12AF53674ND
2022-05-17AF97323ND
2022-05-17AF97324ND