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Diethyl phthalate

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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."

 

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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-15AE14225ND
2018-03-28AE20739ND
2018-05-23AE27598ND
2018-09-14AE40329ND
2018-11-29AE47436ND
2019-02-28AE56705ND
2019-02-28AE56707ND
2019-05-28AE68292ND
2019-09-11AE83066ND
2019-11-19AE89836ND
2020-02-18AE98850ND
2020-02-18AE98852ND
2020-06-08AF14545ND
2020-09-01AF26106ND
2020-11-05AF33548ND
2021-03-11AF46640ND
2021-03-11AF46641ND
2021-05-24AF55179ND
2021-09-13AF69646ND
2022-01-31AF82697ND
2022-01-31AF82698ND
2022-04-19AF93689ND
2022-08-18AG10099ND
2022-12-20AG22436ND
2023-02-21AG29806ND
2023-02-21AG29807ND
2023-04-19AG37417ND
2023-09-06AG55188ND
2023-12-14AG66720ND