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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

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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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58

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
2019ND290ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-07-10BG11105-04END
2019-07-10BG11105-01END
2019-07-10BG11105-03END
2019-07-10BG11105-02END
2019-08-07BH08042-01END
2019-08-07BH08042-02END
2019-08-07BH08042-03END
2019-08-07BH08042-04END
2019-08-07BH08042-05END
2019-08-07BH08042-06END
2019-09-11BI12114-05END
2019-09-11BI12114-13END
2019-09-11BI12114-04END
2019-09-11BI12114-03END
2019-09-11BI12114-10END
2019-09-11BI12114-02END
2019-09-11BI12114-11END
2019-09-11BI12114-01END
2019-09-11BI12114-12END
2019-09-11BI12114-06END
2019-09-11BI12114-09END
2019-09-11BI12114-08END
2019-09-13BI16017-06END
2019-09-13BI16017-01END
2019-09-13BI16017-02END
2019-09-13BI16017-03END
2019-09-13BI16017-04END
2019-09-13BI16017-05END
2019-12-05BL05102-01CND
2020-01-08CA09088-01END
2020-01-08CA09088-11CND
2020-01-08CA09088-10CND
2020-01-08CA09088-02CND
2020-01-08CA09088-09CND
2020-01-08CA09088-03CND
2020-01-08CA09088-04CND
2020-01-08CA09088-05CND
2020-01-08CA09088-06CND
2020-01-08CA09088-07CND
2020-01-08CA09088-08CND
2020-02-03CB05034-01CND
2020-02-03CB05034-02CND
2020-02-03CB05034-03CND
2020-02-03CB05034-04CND
2020-03-01CC02022-02END
2020-03-01CC02022-03END
2020-03-01CC02022-04END
2020-03-01CC02022-01END
2020-03-01CC02022-05END
2020-04-09CD09048-07END
2020-04-09CD09048-08CND
2020-04-09CD09048-03END
2020-04-09CD09048-06END
2020-04-09CD09048-02END
2020-04-09CD09048-01JND
2020-04-09CD09048-05END
2020-04-09CD09048-04END
2020-06-02CF04032-01DND