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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

Park Ridge Water Department

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.

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28

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
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-03-25200570921AND
2020-03-25200570922AND
2020-03-25200570923AND
2020-03-25200570924AND
2020-03-25200570925AND
2020-03-25200570910AND
2020-03-25200570926AND
2020-03-26200570927AND
2020-03-26200570912AND
2020-03-26200570911AND
2020-03-26200570913AND
2020-03-26200570929AND
2020-03-26200570928AND
2020-03-26200570914AND
2020-09-15200591626AND
2020-09-15200591627AND
2020-09-15200591631AND
2020-09-15200591628AND
2020-09-15200591625AND
2020-09-15200591624AND
2020-09-15200591623AND
2020-09-15200591629AND
2020-09-15200591630AND
2020-09-16200591621AND
2020-09-16200591620AND
2020-09-16200591619AND
2020-09-17200591632AND
2020-10-28200596641AND