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Butylated hydroxyanisole

Wyomissing Borough Water System

NOTE: Wyomissing Borough Water System purchases water from Western Berks Water Authority which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by Western Berks 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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Wyomissing Borough Water System purchases water from Western Berks Water Authority which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by Western Berks Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-12-1442835902ND
2019-03-124224454ND
2019-06-204331693ND
2019-09-044410132ND