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Dimethyl phthalate

Gonzales County Water Supply Corporation

NOTE: Gonzales County Water Supply Corporation purchases water from City of Gonzales which is required to test for dimethyl phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Gonzales.

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."

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND60ND
2020ND90ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Gonzales County Water Supply Corporation purchases water from City of Gonzales which is required to test for dimethyl phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Gonzales.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-08AE13123ND
2019-03-05AE57241ND
2020-01-21AE94506ND
2020-01-21AE94509ND
2021-01-13AF39245ND
2022-03-11AF88976ND
2023-02-27AG30700ND
2023-02-27AG30701ND