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Butylated hydroxyanisole

Arlington Water Department

NOTE: Arlington Water Department purchases water from SNO PUD 1 - Lake Stevens which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by SNO PUD 1 - Lake Stevens.

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
2018ND40ND
2019ND50ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Arlington Water Department purchases water from SNO PUD 1 - Lake Stevens which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by SNO PUD 1 - Lake Stevens.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-2219-02669-5700ND
2019-01-2219-02669-5701ND
2019-04-1119-12542-25460ND
2019-07-2319-27105-52792ND
2019-07-2319-27105-52793ND
2019-10-0319-38233-74199ND