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Dimethyl phthalate

City of Richwood

NOTE: City of Richwood purchases water from Brazosport Water Authority which is required to test for dimethyl phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by Brazosport Water Authority.

Dimethyl phthalate is an additive used in plastics and other 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."

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: City of Richwood purchases water from Brazosport Water Authority which is required to test for dimethyl phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by Brazosport Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-22AE09699ND
2019-02-07AE53613ND
2020-03-17AF03387ND
2021-01-21AF40456ND
2022-01-24AF81428ND
2023-05-15AG40595ND