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Butyl benzyl phthalate

City of Brady Water System

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."

 

11

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
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND50ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-02-20AE55499ND
2019-02-20AE55500ND
2019-04-15AE62667ND
2019-04-15AE62668ND
2019-07-15AE74730ND
2019-07-15AE74731ND
2022-06-14AG00900ND
2022-06-14AG00901ND
2022-06-14AG00905ND
2022-08-04AG07970ND
2022-12-28AG22883ND