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Diethyl phthalate

Encinal Water Supply Corporation

Diethyl phthalate is an additive used in many consumer products, particularly those containing fragrance. 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."

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-09-26AE84934ND
2019-12-11AE92208ND
2020-03-24AF04400ND
2020-06-08AF14923ND
2020-09-14AF27437ND
2020-12-10AF37369ND
2022-09-29AG15539ND
2022-09-29AG15540ND
2023-09-14AG56427ND