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Butylated hydroxyanisole

City of Alexandria Water System

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND80ND
2020ND70ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-09-194428893ND
2019-09-194428935ND
2019-09-244437099ND
2019-09-244437146ND
2019-09-254436839ND
2019-09-264437333ND
2019-09-304439456ND
2019-09-304439497ND
2020-03-034580951ND
2020-03-034581447ND
2020-03-094585675ND
2020-03-094585725ND
2020-03-174592815ND
2020-05-074624789ND
2020-05-074624788ND