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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

Riverhead WD

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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22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND100ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-12-1770115671020SEA1ND
2019-12-1770115671022SEA1ND
2019-12-1770115671023SEA1ND
2019-12-1870115829007SEA1ND
2019-12-1870115829006SEA1ND
2019-12-1870115829002SEA1ND
2019-12-1870115829001SEA1ND
2019-12-1870115829003SEA1ND
2019-12-1870115829005SEA1ND
2019-12-1870115829004SEA1ND
2020-01-0870117611001SEA1ND
2020-07-2870139774025SEA2ND
2020-07-2870139774030SEA2ND
2020-07-2870139774029SEA2ND
2020-07-2870139774028SEA2ND
2020-07-2870139774027SEA2ND
2020-07-2870139774026SEA2ND
2020-07-2870139774024SEA2ND
2020-07-2870139774023SEA2ND
2020-07-2870139774022SEA2ND
2020-07-2870139774021SEA2ND
2020-07-2870139774020SEA2ND