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Table 6.2.

Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) in treatment plants

 

Review of Environmental
Fate and Effects of Selected
Phthalate Esters
 

Reference

Wastewater inlet
(µg/l)

Wastewater outlet
(µg/l)

Removal from water (%)

Sewage sludge (mg/kg DW)

VKI (1996) /8/

-

-

-

0.02* - 26
(20 samples)

VKI (1995) /9/

<1.5 - 61

<0.8 - <2

50 - 98

0.03 - 1,2

Swedish data(1)

1.2 - 84

1.2 - 14

67 - 85

10 - 126

International data(1)

8.8 - 60

10 - 54

35 - 84

0.2 - 430

1) Cited from /3/.