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Diethyl phthalate

Sunland Estates Homeowners Association

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."

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND40ND
2022ND60ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-10ND
2018-09-17ND
2019-10-07ND
2021-03-294107024ND
2021-06-274164634ND
2021-09-224188347ND
2021-10-264306377ND
2022-03-234269185ND
2022-03-234269186ND
2022-07-254327056ND
2022-07-254321868ND
2022-09-204364797ND
2022-10-254374113ND
2023-05-104479896ND