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Butylated hydroxyanisole

City of Albany

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND80ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-09B9A1336-01ND
2019-01-09B9A1336-02ND
2019-04-04B9D0905-01ND
2019-04-04B9D0905-02ND
2019-07-10B9G1579-01ND
2019-07-25B9G3679-01ND
2019-10-17B9J2771-01ND
2019-10-17B9J2771-02ND