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Diethyl phthalate

Eol 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."

 

15

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
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-05-13AE66042ND
2019-05-13AE66043ND
2020-02-24AE99605ND
2020-04-13AF06414ND
2021-06-02AF56337ND
2022-01-25AF81752ND
2022-01-25AF81763ND
2022-04-06AF92293ND
2022-07-06AG03351ND
2022-11-22AG19717ND
2023-03-06AG31541ND
2023-06-05AG43102ND
2023-06-05AG43103ND
2023-08-21AG53203ND
2023-11-20AG64242ND