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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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113

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND110ND
2019ND50ND
2020ND460ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND90ND
2023ND340ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-01-228977-012218-E13SND
2018-01-228977-012218-E14SND
2018-01-228977-012218-E17SND
2018-04-028977-040218-E13SND
2018-04-028977-040218-E14SND
2018-04-028977-040218-E17SND
2018-07-168977-071618-E13SND
2018-07-168977-071618-E14SND
2018-07-168977-071618-E17SND
2018-10-158977-101518-E13SND
2018-10-158977-101518-E17SND
2019-04-018977-040119-E13SND
2019-04-018977-040119-E17SND
2019-07-018977-070119-E13SND
2019-10-078977-100719-E13SND
2019-10-218977-102119-E28SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E03SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E06SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E07SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E08SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E10SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E11SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E12SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E13SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E14SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E15SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E16SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E17SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E22SND
2020-01-068977-010620-E28SND
2020-01-218977-012120-E18SND
2020-01-218977-012120-E19SND
2020-04-0637729_20-14960ND
2020-04-0637729_20-14963ND
2020-04-0637729_20-14964ND
2020-04-0637729_20-14965ND
2020-04-0637729_20-14966ND
2020-04-0637729_20-14968ND
2020-04-0637729_20-14969ND
2020-04-1337729_20-15715ND
2020-04-1337729_20-15716ND
2020-04-1337729_20-15717ND
2020-04-2037729_20-16408ND
2020-04-2037729_20-16411ND
2020-04-2037729_20-16413ND
2020-04-2037729_20-16414ND
2020-04-2037729_20-17647ND
2020-05-268977-052620-E13SND
2020-05-268977-052620-E17SND
2020-07-068977-070620-E13SND
2020-07-068977-070620-E14SND
2020-08-108977-081020-E03SND
2020-08-108977-081020-E06SND
2020-08-108977-081020-E07SND
2020-08-108977-081020-E08SND
2020-08-108977-081020-E11SND
2020-08-108977-081020-E12SND
2020-08-108977-081020-E15SND
2020-08-108977-081020-E16SND
2020-08-108977-081020-E19SND
2020-10-058977-100520-E13SND
2020-10-058977-100520-E14SND
2021-01-0437729_21-00893ND
2021-01-0437729_21-00899ND
2021-04-058977-040521-E13SND
2021-04-058977-040521-E14SND
2021-07-128977-071221-E13SND
2021-07-128977-071221-E14SND
2021-10-048977-100421-E13SND
2021-10-188977-101821-E28SND
2022-01-038977-010322-E13SND
2022-01-038977-010322-E14SND
2022-01-038977-010322-E28SND
2022-04-048977-040422-E13SND
2022-04-048977-040422-E28SND
2022-07-118977-071122-E13SND
2022-07-118977-071122-E28SND
2022-10-038977-100322-E13SND
2022-10-038977-100322-E28SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E03SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E06SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E08SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E10SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E11SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E12SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E13SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E14SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E15SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E16SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E17SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E18SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E19SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E22SND
2023-02-068977-020623-E28SND
2023-03-068977-030623-E07SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E03SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E06SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E07SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E08SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E10SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E11SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E12SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E13SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E14SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E15SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E16SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E17SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E18SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E19SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E22SND
2023-05-018977-050123-E28SND
2023-07-178977-071723-E13SND
2023-10-098977-100923-E13SND
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