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Dimethyl phthalate

Fayette Water Supply Corporation West

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."

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND70ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-06AE17127ND
2018-03-06AE17129ND
2018-03-06AE17130ND
2018-03-06AE17126ND
2018-04-24AE23817ND
2018-04-24AE23818ND
2019-06-13AE70699ND
2019-09-05AE82351ND
2019-11-21AE90227ND
2020-02-12AE98251ND
2020-04-13AF06415ND
2020-07-08AF18707ND
2020-11-16AF34690ND
2021-03-08AF45805ND
2021-03-31AF48582ND
2021-04-28AF51544ND
2021-04-28AF51545ND
2021-04-28AF51546ND
2021-04-28AF51547ND
2021-07-19AF62528ND
2022-02-14AF84722ND
2022-05-31AF98867ND
2022-09-20AG13983ND
2022-10-12AG16880ND
2023-03-09AG32496ND
2023-04-04AG35466ND
2023-07-27AG50480ND
2023-10-17AG60127ND