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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

City of Tempe

Butylated hydroxyanisole, or BHA, is used as a food preservative. The chemical is considered a possible human carcinogen and classified by the European Union as an endocrine disruptor.

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34

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND300ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-093915790ND
2018-04-093915791ND
2018-04-103915798ND
2018-04-103915799ND
2018-04-103915800ND
2018-04-113915807ND
2018-04-113915801ND
2018-04-113915810ND
2018-04-113915802ND
2018-04-113915809ND
2018-04-113915808ND
2018-04-123915749ND
2018-04-163915779ND
2018-04-26201804260535ND
2018-05-09201805090894ND
2018-07-093986444ND
2018-07-093986445ND
2018-10-084084136ND
2018-11-138K21071-03ND
2018-11-138K21071-02ND
2018-11-138K21071-04ND
2018-11-138K21071-01ND
2018-11-148K21078-03ND
2018-11-148K21078-04ND
2018-11-148K21078-02ND
2018-11-148K21078-01ND
2018-11-148K21077-02ND
2018-11-148K21077-01ND
2018-12-11201812110297ND
2018-12-12201812120190ND
2019-01-02201901020252ND
2019-01-03201901030467ND
2019-03-25201903250344ND
2019-03-29201903290462ND