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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

City of Puyallup

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

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND80ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND60ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2021-06-214149654ND
2021-06-214149653ND
2021-06-304143019ND
2021-06-304143018ND
2021-07-014149655ND
2021-07-214159385ND
2021-07-214159386ND
2021-07-224159384ND
2022-02-014259184ND
2022-09-154370819ND
2022-11-154383777ND