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Butylated hydroxyanisole

Brodhead Creek Reg Water Authority

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.

 

14

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-08-05U9H0071-01ND
2019-08-05U9H0072-01ND
2019-08-06U9H0071-02ND
2019-08-07U9H0071-03ND
2019-11-06U9K0013-03ND
2019-11-11U9K0013-01ND
2019-11-11U9K0013-02ND
2020-02-03U0B0013-01ND
2020-02-03U0B0014-01ND
2020-02-04U0B0013-02ND
2020-02-05U0B0013-03ND
2020-05-20U0E0005-01ND
2020-05-20U0E0005-03ND
2020-05-26U0E0005-02ND