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Di-n-butyl phthalate

Huttig Waterworks

Dibutyl phthalate is an additive used in many consumer products. As a group, phthalates are associated with hormone disruption. Read More.

Phthalates are synthetic chemicals that are added to hard plastics to make them soft and malleable. Phthalates can be found in everyday consumer products such as carpets, paints, glues, wall coverings, tablecloths, furniture upholstery, shower curtains, garden� hoses, toys, shoes, automobile upholstery, food packaging and medical products. Exposure to phthalates has been linked to respiratory health problems, asthma and allergies in infants and children, and changes in reproductive system development in baby boys. The National Toxicology Program classifies a commonly used phthalate, called di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate or DEHP, as "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen."

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND70ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-0118123006107ND
2018-10-2918305001301ND
2018-10-2918305001207ND
2019-01-2819031001107ND
2019-05-0119121003307ND
2019-07-3019213002101ND
2019-09-0319248002107ND
2019-10-1519290000201ND
2019-10-2819303001401ND
2019-11-1819324001001ND
2020-01-2820030005105ND
2020-06-1620170003901ND
2021-11-1721322001007ND
2021-11-1721322001101ND
2022-05-23O198471-PAE-1ND
2022-11-14O203931-PAE-1ND
2022-11-14O203930-PAE-1ND