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Di-n-butyl phthalate

Concan Water Supply Corporation

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."

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-25AE10751ND
2019-02-28AE56710ND
2019-02-28AE56711ND
2019-02-28AE56712ND
2020-02-20AE99377ND
2020-08-12AF23289ND
2021-03-22AF47744ND
2022-03-08AF88218ND
2022-08-16AG09544ND
2022-08-16AG09545ND
2023-02-24AG30436ND
2023-11-06AG62473ND