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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

City of West

NOTE: City of West purchases water from City of Waco which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Waco.

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
2019ND30ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
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: City of West purchases water from City of Waco which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Waco.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-09AE08463ND
2018-01-09AE08464ND
2019-01-23AE51053ND
2019-01-23AE51054ND
2020-02-05AE97177ND
2020-02-05AE97178ND
2020-02-05AE97179ND
2021-03-17AF47324ND
2021-03-17AF47325ND
2022-01-26AF82013ND
2022-01-26AF82015ND
2023-03-01AG31198ND
2023-05-10AG40106ND