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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

San Jose State University

NOTE: San Jose State University purchases water from San Jose Water Company which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by San Jose Water Company.

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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43

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND430ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: San Jose State University purchases water from San Jose Water Company which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by San Jose Water Company.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-14201901170108ND
2019-01-15201901170109ND
2019-01-15201901170110ND
2019-01-15201901170106ND
2019-01-15201901170111ND
2019-01-17201901220198ND
2019-01-17201901220197ND
2019-01-17201901220195ND
2019-01-17201901220184ND
2019-01-17201901220190ND
2019-01-17201901220207ND
2019-01-17201901220191ND
2019-01-22201901260217ND
2019-01-22201901260218ND
2019-01-28201902020131ND
2019-01-28201902020130ND
2019-01-28201902020132ND
2019-01-31201902020128ND
2019-04-02201904050062ND
2019-04-02201904050063ND
2019-04-03201904050066ND
2019-04-03201904050065ND
2019-04-03201904050064ND
2019-07-09201907120345ND
2019-07-10201907120386ND
2019-07-10201907120388ND
2019-07-10201907120385ND
2019-07-10201907120387ND
2019-07-10201907120384ND
2019-07-22201907260191ND
2019-07-22201907260193ND
2019-07-24201907260190ND
2019-07-24201907260192ND
2019-08-15201908200347ND
2019-08-15201908200346ND
2019-08-15201908200344ND
2019-08-15201908200349ND
2019-08-15201908200348ND
2019-08-15201908200345ND
2019-10-23201910250294ND
2019-10-23201910250298ND
2019-10-23201910250299ND
2019-10-23201910250300ND