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Butylated hydroxyanisole

Benton, City of

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

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
2018ND40ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-123871043ND
2018-05-213943263ND
2018-08-204030998ND
2019-01-234181596ND