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Dimethyl phthalate

City of Hearne

Dimethyl phthalate is an additive used in plastics and other 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."

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-21AE31058ND
2018-06-21AE31059ND
2018-06-21AE31060ND
2018-06-21AE31057ND
2019-05-16AE66972ND
2019-05-16AE66973ND
2019-08-20AE79659ND
2020-04-23AF07887ND
2020-06-30AF17398ND
2021-06-08AF57037ND
2021-06-08AF57038ND
2021-06-08AF57039ND
2021-06-08AF57052ND
2022-06-22AG02037ND
2022-06-22AG02038ND
2023-07-27AG50476ND
2023-07-27AG50483ND