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Butylated hydroxyanisole

East Newark Water Department

NOTE: East Newark Water Department purchases water from Kearny Water Department which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by Kearny 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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: East Newark Water Department purchases water from Kearny Water Department which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by Kearny Water Department.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-12-114147341ND
2019-02-074191973ND
2019-05-094289072ND
2019-08-154389091ND