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Diethyl phthalate

San Jacinto Special Utility District

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."

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND60ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
20230.420 ppb51ND - 2.10 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-12AE18028ND
2018-03-12AE18010ND
2019-03-13AE58301ND
2019-06-06AE69541ND
2019-08-01AE76897ND
2019-12-05AE91519ND
2020-01-22AE94516ND
2020-03-10AF02092ND
2020-03-10AF02093ND
2020-05-26AF12688ND
2020-09-29AF28912ND
2020-11-17AF34955ND
2021-03-08AF45810ND
2021-03-08AF45824ND
2021-05-13AF53927ND
2021-08-05AF65131ND
2022-01-24AF81433ND
2022-05-02AF95175ND
2022-09-12AG12518ND
2022-12-13AG21701ND
2023-03-14AG330562.10 ppb
2023-03-14AG33057ND
2023-06-08AG43836ND
2023-09-12AG55860ND
2023-12-01AG65333ND