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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Country Terrace Subdivision

NOTE: Country Terrace Subdivision purchases water from Baytown Area Water Authority which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Baytown Area 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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND10ND

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: Country Terrace Subdivision purchases water from Baytown Area Water Authority which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Baytown Area Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-12AE13417ND
2019-01-14AE49689ND
2020-03-16AF03095ND
2021-01-12AF38943ND
2021-10-20Q2129689001ND
2022-01-12Q2201251001ND
2022-01-12Q2201251002ND
2022-04-04AF91895ND
2022-07-05AG03297ND
2022-10-11AG16723ND
2023-01-12AG24532ND
2023-01-12AG24533ND
2023-04-05AG35693ND