Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

butylated hydroxyanisole

Regional Water Authority

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.

MORE ABOUT THIS CONTAMINANT

 

30

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
2019ND260ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-05-08200531318AND
2019-05-09200531444AND
2019-05-10200531712AND
2019-05-10200531711AND
2019-05-10200531619AND
2019-05-14200532082AND
2019-05-14200532080AND
2019-05-14200531907AND
2019-05-15200532281AND
2019-05-15200532280AND
2019-05-15200532165AND
2019-08-12200544182AND
2019-08-13200544347AND
2019-08-14200544887AND
2019-08-15200545131AND
2019-11-04200554969AND
2019-11-04200554989AND
2019-11-04200554853AND
2019-11-04200554990AND
2019-11-04200554854AND
2019-11-05200555123AND
2019-11-05200555104AND
2019-11-05200555122AND
2019-11-05200555090AND
2019-11-22200557836AND
2019-11-29200558314AND
2020-02-03200564577AND
2020-02-03200564472AND
2020-02-04200564870AND
2020-02-05200564915AND