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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

City of Redding

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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27

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
2018ND110ND
2019ND160ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-12-18201812190158ND
2018-12-18201812190205ND
2018-12-18201812190341ND
2018-12-19201812200304ND
2018-12-19201812200313ND
2018-12-19201812200366ND
2018-12-19201812200290ND
2018-12-19201812200301ND
2018-12-19201812200303ND
2018-12-26201812270296ND
2018-12-27201812280110ND
2019-03-29201904010047ND
2019-03-29201904010051ND
2019-06-14201906180319ND
2019-06-17201906180301ND
2019-06-17201906180299ND
2019-06-17201906180341ND
2019-06-17201906180321ND
2019-06-17201906180371ND
2019-06-17201906180394ND
2019-06-17201906180351ND
2019-06-17201906180325ND
2019-06-17201906180381ND
2019-06-17201906180372ND
2019-06-20201906210152ND
2019-09-16201909170629ND
2019-09-16201909170633ND