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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

Parsippany-Troy Hills 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
2019ND280ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-154174632ND
2019-01-154174177ND
2019-01-154174226ND
2019-01-154174551ND
2019-01-154174143ND
2019-01-154174181ND
2019-01-154174069ND
2019-01-154174640ND
2019-01-154174085ND
2019-01-154174746ND
2019-01-154174726ND
2019-03-264238866ND
2019-04-094254968ND
2019-04-094254897ND
2019-07-094347837ND
2019-07-094347830ND
2019-07-094347887ND
2019-07-094347729ND
2019-07-174358083ND
2019-07-174358109ND
2019-07-174358155ND
2019-07-174358117ND
2019-07-244363997ND
2019-07-244364151ND
2019-09-254435242ND
2019-09-264436802ND
2019-10-094450925ND
2019-10-094451063ND