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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Navarro Mills Water Supply Corporation

NOTE: Navarro Mills Water Supply Corporation purchases water from City of Corsicana which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Corsicana.

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
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
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: Navarro Mills Water Supply Corporation purchases water from City of Corsicana which is required to test for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Corsicana.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-31Q1803716001ND
2018-01-31Q1803716007ND
2019-01-10Q1901447002ND
2019-01-10Q1901447009ND
2020-01-23Q2002752001ND
2020-01-29Q2003549001ND
2021-01-14Q2101046001ND
2021-01-14Q2101046002ND
2022-06-20Q2216942001ND
2022-06-20Q2216942002ND
2023-02-09Q2305193003ND
2023-02-09Q2305193004ND