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Diethyl phthalate

Meridian Water Department

Diethyl phthalate is an additive used in many consumer products, particularly those containing fragrance. 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."

 

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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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND70ND
2023ND520ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2022-05-10380-1913-2ND
2022-08-02380-14561-1ND
2022-11-15380-28431-1ND
2022-11-16380-28629-1ND
2022-11-16380-28732-1ND
2022-12-19380-31896-1ND
2022-12-19380-31949-1ND
2023-01-11380-34262-2ND
2023-06-05380-49974-4ND
2023-08-01380-57235-1ND
2023-08-02380-57431-1AAND
2023-08-02380-57464-1ND
2023-08-02380-57437-1ND
2023-08-02380-57439-1ND
2023-08-02380-57460-1ND
2023-08-02380-57496-1ND
2023-08-02380-57434-1ND
2023-08-07380-57899-1ND
2023-08-07380-57894-1ND
2023-08-07380-57897-1ND
2023-08-07380-57974-1ND
2023-08-07380-57957-1ND
2023-08-07380-57977-1ND
2023-08-09380-58496-1ND
2023-08-09380-58481-1ND
2023-08-09380-58355-1ND
2023-08-09380-58781-2ND
2023-08-09380-58781-1ND
2023-08-10380-58702-1ND
2023-08-10380-58749-1ND
2023-08-10380-58742-1ND
2023-08-14380-59090-1ND
2023-08-14380-59090-2ND
2023-08-14380-59113-2ND
2023-08-14380-59113-1ND
2023-08-14380-59170-2ND
2023-08-14380-59170-1ND
2023-08-15380-59371-2ND
2023-08-15380-59371-1ND
2023-08-15380-59367-2ND
2023-08-15380-59367-1ND
2023-08-15380-59374-2ND
2023-08-15380-59374-1ND
2023-08-15380-59356-2ND
2023-08-15380-59356-1ND
2023-08-16380-59628-1ND
2023-08-17380-59765-2ND
2023-08-17380-59772-2ND
2023-08-17380-59772-1ND
2023-08-17380-59763-1ND
2023-08-17380-59765-1ND
2023-09-05380-61825-3ND
2023-09-26380-64427-1ND
2023-09-26380-64488-1ND
2023-09-27380-64758-2ND
2023-09-27380-64758-1ND
2023-10-03380-65599-4ND
2023-11-14380-71138-1ND
2023-11-14380-71156-1ND