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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

Town of Hempstead 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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26

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
2019ND260ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-03-08A9C1125-01ND
2019-03-08A9C1125-05ND
2019-03-08A9C1125-03ND
2019-03-08A9C1125-02ND
2019-03-08A9C1125-04ND
2019-03-279033634-02CND
2019-03-279033634-03CND
2019-03-279033634-04CND
2019-03-279033634-01CND
2019-05-157089725004SEA1ND
2019-05-157089725001SEA1ND
2019-05-157089725002SEA1ND
2019-05-157089725003SEA1ND
2019-09-1770105265004SEA2ND
2019-09-1770105265001SEA2ND
2019-09-1770105265002SEA2ND
2019-09-1770105265005SEA2ND
2019-09-1770105265003SEA2ND
2019-09-1870105439003SEA2ND
2019-09-1870105439002SEA2ND
2019-09-1870105439001SEA2ND
2019-09-2070105784004SEA2ND
2019-09-2070105784003SEA2ND
2019-09-2070105784002SEA2ND
2019-09-2070105784001SEA2ND
2019-10-2870109880001SEA2ND