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Dimethyl phthalate

Johnson Creek Water Users Association

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."

 

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
2019ND30ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-04-10ND
2019-07-17ND
2019-10-08ND
2021-03-094097410ND
2021-05-104115309ND
2021-09-174182416ND
2021-12-014215622ND
2022-03-074256934ND
2022-05-164287145ND
2022-09-124356448ND
2022-12-064399958ND
2023-03-314437051ND