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Dimethyl phthalate

Grand Lakes Municipal Utility District 4

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."

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-07-17AE33650ND
2018-07-17AE33654ND
2019-05-07AE65250ND
2020-06-24AF16868ND
2021-06-21AF58958ND
2021-06-21AF58959ND
2021-09-17AF70510ND
2022-01-21AF81443ND
2022-01-21AF81444ND
2023-07-20AG49695ND
2023-07-20AG49700ND