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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

United Water New York

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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66

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
2019ND640ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-034312588ND
2019-06-034312568ND
2019-06-034312526ND
2019-06-034312580ND
2019-06-044313872ND
2019-06-054315580ND
2019-06-054315321ND
2019-06-054315350ND
2019-06-054315468ND
2019-06-064316291ND
2019-06-064316347ND
2019-06-064316328ND
2019-06-104320592ND
2019-06-104320577ND
2019-06-104320470ND
2019-06-114321827ND
2019-06-114322179ND
2019-06-124326860ND
2019-06-134324866ND
2019-06-134325109ND
2019-06-134324920ND
2019-06-134324856ND
2019-06-134325080ND
2019-06-194330566ND
2019-06-254335487ND
2019-06-254335469ND
2019-06-254335473ND
2019-06-254335478ND
2019-06-264336962ND
2019-06-274338372ND
2019-06-274339345ND
2019-07-234363185ND
2019-09-044409856ND
2019-09-044409719ND
2019-12-024503089ND
2019-12-024503076ND
2019-12-034503081ND
2019-12-034503166ND
2019-12-034503122ND
2019-12-044504803ND
2019-12-044504394ND
2019-12-044504502ND
2019-12-054505909ND
2019-12-054505903ND
2019-12-054505885ND
2019-12-094510197ND
2019-12-094510214ND
2019-12-094510467ND
2019-12-094510463ND
2019-12-094510166ND
2019-12-094510663ND
2019-12-094510192ND
2019-12-104510535ND
2019-12-104510622ND
2019-12-104510173ND
2019-12-114512215ND
2019-12-114511940ND
2019-12-114512232ND
2019-12-124513845ND
2019-12-124513901ND
2019-12-164516239ND
2019-12-164516330ND
2019-12-174519903ND
2019-12-184521457ND
2020-01-164541721ND
2020-03-054581719ND