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Butyl benzyl phthalate

City of Troy

NOTE: City of Troy purchases water from City of Temple which is required to test for butyl benzyl phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Temple.

Butyl benzyl phthalate is an additive used in plastics and other consumer products. Phthalates are hormone disruptors that target the male reproductive system. 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."

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: City of Troy purchases water from City of Temple which is required to test for butyl benzyl phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Temple.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-02AE12038ND
2019-01-18AE50559ND
2019-05-31AE68739ND
2019-07-23AE75639ND
2019-10-23AE87443ND
2020-03-16AF02778ND
2020-04-22AF07553ND
2020-07-14AF19250ND
2020-10-01AF29351ND
2021-01-12AF38695ND
2021-04-06AF49082ND
2021-07-08AF61077ND
2022-02-01AF82962ND
2022-04-05AF92084ND
2022-07-13AG04598ND
2022-10-04AG15981ND
2023-01-04AG23241ND
2023-04-05AG35686ND
2023-07-06AG47432ND
2023-10-23AG60696ND