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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

City Of Glen Rose

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
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND70ND
2022ND80ND
20230.1000 ppb81ND - 0.800 ppb

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-08Q1831717006ND
2018-08-08Q1831717005ND
2018-08-08Q1831717016ND
2018-08-08Q1831717015ND
2019-05-01Q1917515003ND
2019-05-01Q1917515004ND
2020-09-21Q2037371005ND
2020-11-24Q2046890001ND
2020-11-24Q2046890005ND
2020-11-24Q2046890007ND
2021-03-17Q2106984001ND
2021-03-17Q2106984002ND
2021-03-17Q2106984003ND
2021-06-01Q2114022001ND
2021-06-01Q2114022004ND
2021-09-01Q2123787001ND
2021-12-02Q2133430001ND
2022-02-22Q2206242001ND
2022-02-22Q2206242002ND
2022-05-09Q2213793003ND
2022-08-01Q2221903003ND
2022-11-03Q2233476002ND
2022-11-03Q2233476003ND
2022-11-03Q2233476015ND
2022-11-03Q2233476019ND
2023-01-11Q2301770004ND
2023-04-05Q2312645008ND
2023-04-05Q2312645009ND
2023-07-10Q2326570001ND
2023-10-11Q2343453008ND
2023-10-11Q23434530090.800 ppb
2023-10-11Q2343453010ND
2023-10-11Q2343453011ND