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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

East Biggs Water System

NOTE: East Biggs Water System purchases water from El Paso Water Utilities which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by El Paso Water Utilities.

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.

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44

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND440ND
2019ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: East Biggs Water System purchases water from El Paso Water Utilities which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by El Paso Water Utilities.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-193894311ND
2018-03-193894238ND
2018-03-193894315ND
2018-03-193894234ND
2018-03-203894290ND
2018-03-203894294ND
2018-03-203895023ND
2018-03-203895027ND
2018-03-213896225ND
2018-03-213896221ND
2018-03-213894877ND
2018-03-213894782ND
2018-03-213894881ND
2018-03-213894786ND
2018-03-223896231ND
2018-03-223896212ND
2018-03-223896235ND
2018-03-263897677ND
2018-03-263897681ND
2018-03-263897671ND
2018-03-283900519ND
2018-03-283900523ND
2018-06-283975750ND
2018-06-283975775ND
2018-09-054047078ND
2018-09-054047082ND
2018-09-054047278ND
2018-09-064048499ND
2018-09-064048491ND
2018-09-064048495ND
2018-09-124054452ND
2018-09-124054697ND
2018-09-124054456ND
2018-09-134056211ND
2018-09-134056182ND
2018-09-184060748ND
2018-09-194061999ND
2018-09-194062031ND
2018-09-254068768ND
2018-09-254069141ND
2018-09-264070746ND
2018-09-274072669ND
2018-11-294136473ND
2018-11-294136406ND