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Butylated hydroxyanisole

Southport, City of

NOTE: Southport, City of purchases water from Brunswick County Water System which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by Brunswick County 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.

 

6

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
2019ND60ND
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Southport, City of purchases water from Brunswick County Water System which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by Brunswick County Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-03-1835455120002SEA1ND
2019-03-1835455120001SEA1ND
2019-06-0635473475001SEA2ND
2019-09-1735498420001SEA3ND
2019-09-1735498420002SEA2ND
2019-12-1635519352001SEA4ND