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Dimethyl phthalate

Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation

NOTE: Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation purchases water from West Travis County Regional WS which is required to test for dimethyl phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by West Travis County Regional WS.

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."

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation purchases water from West Travis County Regional WS which is required to test for dimethyl phthalate. Sample information shown below was taken by West Travis County Regional WS.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-15AE14239ND
2019-01-23AE51055ND
2020-09-01AF25926ND
2021-08-11AF65776ND
2022-08-11AG08974ND
2023-03-16AG33430ND