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Di-n-butyl phthalate

Patton Village West Water System

Dibutyl phthalate is an additive used in many 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."

 

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
2019ND10ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-12-02AE90867ND
2020-07-30AF21490ND
2020-07-30AF21491ND
2020-07-30AF21492ND
2020-12-11AF37557ND
2021-01-12AF38948ND
2021-05-07AF53087ND
2022-06-06AF99755ND
2022-08-10AG08681ND
2022-10-18AG17508ND
2023-01-10AG23856ND
2023-04-03AG35240ND
2023-05-10AG40108ND
2023-07-14AG48876ND
2023-10-26AG61348ND