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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Bethany Special Utility District

NOTE: Bethany Special Utility District purchases water from Johnson County SUD which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Johnson County SUD.

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.

 

33

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND30ND
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: Bethany Special Utility District purchases water from Johnson County SUD which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by Johnson County SUD.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-21Q1807323008ND
2018-02-21Q1807323003ND
2018-12-10Q1850236024ND
2018-12-10Q1850236025ND
2018-12-10Q1850236026ND
2018-12-10Q1850236027ND
2018-12-10Q1850236028ND
2018-12-10Q1850236029ND
2019-02-20Q1907529021ND
2019-02-20Q1907529028ND
2019-02-20Q1907529008ND
2019-02-20Q1907529001ND
2019-05-21Q1927429007ND
2020-01-28Q2003074035ND
2020-05-05Q2017189006ND
2020-10-07Q2039319012ND
2021-03-04Q2105758001ND
2021-03-31Q2108142001ND
2021-03-31Q2108142009ND
2021-03-31Q2108142008ND
2021-03-31Q2108142007ND
2021-03-31Q2108142004ND
2021-03-31Q2108142003ND
2021-03-31Q2108142002ND
2022-02-28Q2206681001ND
2022-05-04Q2213477017ND
2022-06-13Q2216387001ND
2022-09-15Q2227732009ND
2022-10-27Q2232469001ND
2022-10-27Q2232469031ND
2022-10-27Q2232469032ND
2023-04-06Q2312829005ND
2023-10-26Q2346224040ND