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Di-n-butyl phthalate

City of Bremerton

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND120ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2022-04-194309362ND
2022-04-194355117ND
2022-04-194355117ND
2022-04-194355117ND
2022-04-194355117ND
2022-04-194355121ND
2022-04-194355121ND
2022-04-194355121ND
2022-05-114289311ND
2022-05-114289310ND
2022-05-114289310ND
2022-05-114289310ND