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Butylated hydroxyanisole

Erie City 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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-174093386ND
2019-01-104171203ND
2019-04-114258171ND
2019-07-104349073ND
2020-03-194592418ND
2020-09-234733151ND