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Butylated hydroxyanisole

Pennsylvania American Water Company Yardley

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
2019ND70ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-05-2944006701ND
2019-05-2944006801ND
2019-05-2944006901ND
2019-08-0645816501ND
2019-11-0747355801ND
2019-11-0747355901ND
2019-11-0747356001ND
2020-02-0448481801ND