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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Kiryas Joel Village

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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND50ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND50ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-08-20298170-01(SOCS)ND
2014-08-20298168-01(SOCS)ND
2014-08-20298171-01(SOCS)ND
2014-08-20298169-01(SOCS)ND
2014-10-28300238-01(SOCS)ND
2017-03-3042001269(SOCS)ND
2017-08-28331951-01(SOCS)ND
2017-08-28331947-01(SOCS)ND
2017-08-28331954-01(SOCS)ND
2017-08-28331949-01(SOCS)ND
2018-06-19341804-01SOCND
2018-06-19341804-01(SOCS)ND
2018-06-28342280-01SOCND
2018-12-197074497001SOCND
2019-03-127082717001SOCND
2019-08-0770100234SOCND
2019-11-26357081-01SOCND