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Butyl benzyl phthalate

Bacliff Municipal Utility District

NOTE: Bacliff Municipal Utility District purchases water from Gulf Coast Water Authority Tx City which is required to test for butyl benzyl phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by Gulf Coast Water Authority Tx City.

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."

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Bacliff Municipal Utility District purchases water from Gulf Coast Water Authority Tx City which is required to test for butyl benzyl phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by Gulf Coast Water Authority Tx City.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-09AE25803ND
2019-01-17AE50483ND
2020-02-06AE97406ND
2021-01-26AF41194ND
2022-03-17AF89643ND
2023-02-16AG29450ND