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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

Cicero

NOTE: Cicero purchases water from City of Chicago which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by City of Chicago.

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.

 

8

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
2019ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Cicero purchases water from City of Chicago which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by City of Chicago.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-05-064283819ND
2019-05-064283823ND
2019-08-124384011ND
2019-08-124383984ND
2019-11-044475602ND
2019-11-044475606ND
2020-02-034555485ND
2020-02-034555499ND