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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, or DEHP, is a softener added to PVC plastics. Phthalates are hormone disruptors that target the male reproductive system. Read More.

DEHP can cross the placenta and disrupt steroid hormone synthesis, and may lead to cancer. In laboratory animals, exposure to DEHP during pregnancy harms fetal developmental and causes abnormalities in the male reproductive tract. Human epidemiological studies show certain phthalates, especially DEHP, are associated with reduced anogenital distance in human male infants, which is a measure of adverse developmental effects in human male� infants exposed prenatally to endocrine disrupting chemicals. DEHP may also interfere with signaling related to the timing of birth and may have adverse effects on the immune system.

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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND90ND
2015ND110ND
2016ND110ND
2017ND140ND
2018ND100ND
2019ND190ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 3 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 3 ppb for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 6 ppb

The legal limit for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, established in 1992, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-131401452-002-SOCSND
2014-01-131401427-002-SOCSND
2014-01-131401427-001-SOCSND
2014-01-131401427-003-SOCSND
2014-01-131401452-001-SOCSND
2014-01-171401784-002-SOCSND
2014-01-171401784-001-SOCSND
2014-01-281401B24-001-SOCSND
2014-01-281401B24-002-SOCSND
2015-01-131501859-001-SOCSND
2015-01-131501687-002-SOCSND
2015-01-131501687-001-SOCSND
2015-01-141501751-002-SOCSND
2015-01-141501751-001-SOCSND
2015-01-151501859-002-POCSND
2015-01-231501E11-002-SOCSND
2015-01-231501E11-003-SOCSND
2015-01-231501E11-001-SOCSND
2015-05-081505607-001-SOCSND
2015-10-0715105630001-SOCSND
2016-01-141601939-003-SOCSND
2016-01-141601939-002-SOCSND
2016-01-141601939-001-SOCSND
2016-01-141601939-004-SOCSND
2016-01-151601A31-002-SOCSND
2016-01-151601A31-001ND
2016-01-191601B54-002-SOCSND
2016-01-191601B54-001-SOCSND
2016-03-171603E00-002-SOCSND
2016-03-171603E00-001-SOCSND
2016-04-281604Q17-001-SOCSND
2017-01-03708178001-SOCND
2017-01-05708358001ND
2017-01-10708699001ND
2017-01-11708893004ND
2017-01-11708893002ND
2017-01-11708893003ND
2017-01-11709288002ND
2017-01-11708894001ND
2017-01-11708893001ND
2017-01-11709288001ND
2017-01-12708985001-SOCND
2017-01-307010126001ND
2017-01-317010228001ND
2017-04-197016312001ND
2018-06-017053391001ND
2018-06-047053542001ND
2018-06-047053542002ND
2018-06-077054095002ND
2018-06-077054095001ND
2018-06-147054988002ND
2018-06-157064984001ND
2018-06-157054988001ND
2018-06-157055114001ND
2018-07-237059098001ND
2019-06-067092590002ND
2019-06-067092590001ND
2019-06-077092780001ND
2019-06-117092590SWMND
2019-06-117092780SWMND
2019-06-197094510001ND
2019-06-197094510002ND
2019-06-207094599001ND
2019-06-207094599002ND
2019-06-247095006002ND
2019-06-247095006001ND
2019-06-257094510004ND
2019-06-257094510003ND
2019-06-267094599003ND
2019-06-267095006004ND
2019-06-267094599004ND
2019-06-267095006003ND
2019-07-027096164001ND
2019-07-10420-156539-1ND