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Butylated hydroxyanisole

City of Cornelius

NOTE: City of Cornelius purchases water from City of Hillsboro which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by City of Hillsboro.

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.

 

4

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
2019ND60ND
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: City of Cornelius purchases water from City of Hillsboro which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by City of Hillsboro.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-03-11201903120217ND
2019-06-12201906130384ND
2019-09-17201909180296ND
2019-12-03201912040508ND