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Di-n-butyl phthalate

Falfurrias Utility Board

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."

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
20222.40 ppb112.40 ppb
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-12AE13396ND
2018-02-12AE13397ND
2018-06-14AE30098ND
2018-06-14AE30099ND
2018-11-05AE45283ND
2019-11-07AE88969ND
2020-08-17AF23919ND
2021-05-26AF55962ND
2022-06-30AG031622.40 ppb
2023-04-12AG36654ND