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CONTAMINANT

Butyl benzyl phthalate

STATES DETECTED

2

serves

395,000

utilities detected

53

Overview

Butyl benzyl phthalate is an additive used in plastics and other consumer products. Phthalates are hormone disruptors that target the male reproductive system. learn more about this contaminant

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."

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Butyl benzyl phthalate around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
New Jersey51393,830
Texas2924

Utilities with the highest amounts of butyl benzyl phthalate, 2021-2023

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
Woodbury City Water DepartmentWoodbury, NJ1 of 12.83 ppb9,963
Sea Girt Water DepartmentBrielle, NJ1 of 12.10 ppb2,636
Brielle Water DepartmentBrielle, NJ1 of 12.10 ppb4,800
Spring Lake Water DepartmentSpring Lake Heights, NJ1 of 12.10 ppb11,270
Borough of Springlake HeightsSpring Lake Heights, NJ1 of 12.10 ppb5,000
Wall Twp Water DepartmentWall Twp, NJ1 of 12.10 ppb26,000
NJ Water Supply Authority Manasquan*Allenwood, NJ1 of 12.10 ppb30
Westville Water DepartmentWestville, NJ1 of 11.90 ppb6,000
Wayne Township Division of WaterWayne, NJ1 of 11.60 ppb55,000
N.j.d.w.s.c. - Wanaque North*Glenwood, NJ1 of 11.60 ppb150
Kearny Water Department*Kearny, NJ1 of 11.60 ppb41,664
Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority*Bayonne, NJ1 of 11.60 ppb63,000
Wanaque Water DepartmentWanaque, NJ1 of 11.60 ppb10,266
NJ American Water - Twin LakesShort Hills, NJ1 of 11.60 ppb250
Florence Township Water DepartmentFlorence, NJ1 of 11.55 ppb11,214
Brooklawn Water DepartmeBrooklawn, NJ1 of 11.49 ppb2,300
Bellmawr Water DepartmentBellmawr, NJ1 of 11.47 ppb9,522
Elmtowne Village Association System 2Winslow Twp, NJ1 of 11.14 ppb100
Buena Borough Municipal Utilities AuthorityMinotola, NJ1 of 11.07 ppb4,880
Allendale Water DepartmentHighland Lakes, NJ1 of 11.03 ppb6,702
Suez Water New Jersey LambertvilleLambertville, NJ1 of 10.940 ppb3,960
Richards Mobile Home CouSouthampton, NJ1 of 10.920 ppb100
A and J Mobile Home ParkRio Grande, NJ1 of 10.790 ppb86
Oakland Water Department*Oakland, NJ1 of 10.790 ppb12,754
Delilah Terrace Mobile Home ParkPittsford, NJ1 of 10.740 ppb210
NJ American Water - Penns GroveDelran, NJ1 of 10.740 ppb14,406
Hardyston Township Municipal Utilities AuthorityHardyston Twp, NJ1 of 10.740 ppb1,963
Waldwick Water DepartmentWaldwick, NJ1 of 10.740 ppb10,208
NJ American Water - Logan*Delran, NJ1 of 10.740 ppb6,650
Aqua NJ - WoolwichHamilton, NJ1 of 10.740 ppb6,271
Pequannock Twp Water Department*Pompton Plains, NJ1 of 10.700 ppb14,010
Salem Water DepartmentSalem, NJ1 of 10.680 ppb6,199
Priddy Water Supply CorporationPriddy, TX1 of 40.675 ppb276
Sherwood VillageNewton, NJ1 of 10.650 ppb75
Upper Deerfield Township Water DepartmentSeabrook, NJ2 of 20.585 ppb2,463
Aqua NJ - Riegel RidgeHamilton, NJ1 of 10.570 ppb621
NJ American Water - OldwickBound Brook, NJ1 of 10.540 ppb246
Oldmans Creek CampgrounMonroeville, NJ1 of 10.510 ppb130
Wonder Lake Properties IButler, NJ1 of 10.500 ppb105
Hamburg Board of PublicHamburg, NJ1 of 10.430 ppb3,382
Rolling Hills Care CenterLebanon, NJ1 of 10.400 ppb97
Washington Township Mua-schooLong Valley, NJ1 of 10.400 ppb4,866
Independence Municipal Utilities Authority Valley ViewHighland Lakes, NJ1 of 10.400 ppb110
Mount Olive Township Water Department VillageBudd Lake, NJ1 of 10.370 ppb3,600
All Seasons Mobile Home ParkLakehurst, NJ1 of 10.350 ppb126
Aqua NJ - BrainardsHamilton, NJ1 of 10.350 ppb135
Stockton Water DepartmentStockton, NJ1 of 10.330 ppb650
Stanhope W DepartmentStanhope, NJ1 of 10.320 ppb3,730
Newton Water & Sewer UtilityNewton, NJ1 of 10.310 ppb8,300
NJ American Water - Washington/OxfordCherry Hill, NJ1 of 10.280 ppb10,719

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Butyl benzyl phthalate, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Spring Lake Water DepartmentSpring Lake Heights, NJ1 of 12.10 ppb11,270
Wall Twp Water DepartmentWall Twp, NJ1 of 12.10 ppb26,000
Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority*Bayonne, NJ1 of 11.60 ppb63,000
Kearny Water Department*Kearny, NJ1 of 11.60 ppb41,664
Wanaque Water DepartmentWanaque, NJ1 of 11.60 ppb10,266
Wayne Township Division of WaterWayne, NJ1 of 11.60 ppb55,000
Florence Township Water DepartmentFlorence, NJ1 of 11.55 ppb11,214
Oakland Water Department*Oakland, NJ1 of 10.790 ppb12,754
Waldwick Water DepartmentWaldwick, NJ1 of 10.740 ppb10,208
NJ American Water - Penns GroveDelran, NJ1 of 10.740 ppb14,406
Pequannock Twp Water Department*Pompton Plains, NJ1 of 10.700 ppb14,010
NJ American Water - Washington/OxfordCherry Hill, NJ1 of 10.280 ppb10,719

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Butyl benzyl phthalate, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

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