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Butylated hydroxyanisole

Naval Air Station/whidbey Island

NOTE: Naval Air Station/whidbey Island purchases water from City of Oak Harbor which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by City of Oak Harbor.

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
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Naval Air Station/whidbey Island purchases water from City of Oak Harbor which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by City of Oak Harbor.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-1819-22301-43579ND
2019-09-1019-34698-67034ND
2019-12-1719-47900-93017ND
2020-03-1020-08660-16906ND