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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Iredell Water Corporation

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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138

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
2014ND170ND
2015ND230ND
2016ND290ND
2017ND350ND
2018ND340ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-03-03C401851-01RE1ND
2014-03-03C401852-01RE1ND
2014-03-03C401853-01RE1ND
2014-03-03C401854-01RE1ND
2014-03-03C401855-01RE1ND
2014-03-03C401856-01RE1ND
2014-03-03C401857-01RE1ND
2014-03-03C401858-01ND
2014-04-15C404959-01ND
2014-08-11C410345-01ND
2014-08-11C410345-02RE2ND
2014-08-11C410345-03ND
2014-08-11C410345-04ND
2014-08-11C410345-05RE2ND
2014-08-11C410345-06RE1ND
2014-08-11C410345-07RE1ND
2014-08-11C410345-08RE1ND
2015-01-06ND
2015-02-02ND
2015-02-02ND
2015-02-02ND
2015-02-02ND
2015-04-14ND
2015-04-14ND
2015-04-14ND
2015-05-20ND
2015-05-20ND
2015-05-20ND
2015-07-15ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-09-15ND
2015-09-15ND
2015-09-15ND
2015-09-15ND
2015-10-14ND
2015-10-14ND
2015-10-14ND
2016-01-13C511265-01ND
2016-01-13C511269-01ND
2016-01-13C511270-01ND
2016-02-23C516385-01ND
2016-02-23C516383-01ND
2016-02-29C516380-01ND
2016-03-16C511253-01ND
2016-03-16C516379-01ND
2016-03-16C516386-01ND
2016-03-16C516387-01ND
2016-04-26C516384-02ND
2016-04-26C516384-03ND
2016-04-27C516384-01RE1ND
2016-05-11C511252-01ND
2016-05-11C511254-01RE1ND
2016-05-13C516388-01ND
2016-06-21CZ06841-01RE3ND
2016-06-21CZ06841-02RE3ND
2016-06-21CZ06841-03ND
2016-06-21CZ06841-04ND
2016-06-21CZ06841-05RE1ND
2016-07-06CZ02281-01RE1ND
2016-07-06CZ02276-01ND
2016-08-25CZ08982-01ND
2016-10-04CZ08980-01ND
2016-10-04CZ08980-02ND
2016-10-04CZ08980-03ND
2016-10-04CZ08980-04ND
2016-10-04CZ08980-05ND
2017-01-18CZ15332-01RE1ND
2017-01-18CZ15332-02RE3ND
2017-01-18CZ15332-03RE1ND
2017-02-22CA02157-01ND
2017-02-22CA02157-02ND
2017-03-22CA02156-01ND
2017-03-22CA02164-01ND
2017-03-22CA04812-01ND
2017-04-05CA05445-01RE1ND
2017-04-05CA05445-02ND
2017-04-05CA05445-03RE1ND
2017-04-05CA05445-04RE1ND
2017-05-24CZ15328-01ND
2017-05-24CA02159-01ND
2017-05-24CA08454-01ND
2017-06-27CZ15335-01ND
2017-06-28CA10086-01RE1ND
2017-06-28CZ15329-01ND
2017-06-28CA02162-01ND
2017-06-28CA02162-01RE1ND
2017-07-19CA08536-01ND
2017-08-22CA08533-01ND
2017-08-22CA08535-01ND
2017-09-12CA14471-01ND
2017-09-12CA14471-02ND
2017-09-12CA14471-03ND
2017-10-23CA12526-01ND
2017-10-23CA12527-01ND
2017-10-23CA12528-01ND
2017-10-23CA08529-01RE1ND
2017-12-05CA12529-01ND
2017-12-198709-121917-E06SND
2017-12-198709-121917-E19SND
2017-12-198709-121917-E37SND
2017-12-198709-121917-E38SND
2018-01-10CA19261-01 ND
2018-01-10CA19263-01 ND
2018-01-10CA19264-01 ND
2018-01-10CA19265-01 ND
2018-02-21CB02683-01RE1 ND
2018-02-21CB02685-01 ND
2018-03-21CB00259-01 ND
2018-03-21CB01716-01 ND
2018-03-21CB01717-01 ND
2018-03-21CB01718-01 ND
2018-03-21CB01719-01 ND
2018-03-21CB04777-01 ND
2018-04-23CB06109-01 ND
2018-04-23CB06109-02 ND
2018-04-23CB06109-03 ND
2018-05-09CB01720-01 ND
2018-05-09CB01720-02 ND
2018-06-27CB04873-01 ND
2018-06-27CB04875-01RE1 ND
2018-06-27CB10024-01RE1 ND
2018-06-27CB10024-01RE2 ND
2018-07-12CB01715-01 ND
2018-07-16CB04876-01 ND
2018-07-16CB04876-02 ND
2018-08-29CB13291-01 ND
2018-08-29CB13291-02 ND
2018-08-29CB13291-03 ND
2018-09-26CB10736-01RE1 ND
2018-09-26CB10736-02 ND
2018-09-26CB10736-03 ND
2018-10-09CB15905-01 ND
2018-11-28CB18714-01 ND
2018-11-28CB18714-02 ND
2018-11-28CB18714-03RE1 ND