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Butylated hydroxyanisole

Gulf County Water Department (lighthouse)

NOTE: Gulf County Water Department (lighthouse) purchases water from City of Port St. Joe which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by City of Port St. Joe.

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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Gulf County Water Department (lighthouse) purchases water from City of Port St. Joe which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by City of Port St. Joe.

Date Result
2019-04-17ND
2019-07-10ND
2019-10-22ND
2020-01-15ND