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Butylated hydroxyanisole

Kent Water Department

NOTE: Kent Water Department purchases water from City of Tacoma which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by City of Tacoma.

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND100ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Kent Water Department purchases water from City of Tacoma which is required to test for butylated hydroxyanisole . Sample information shown below was taken by City of Tacoma.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-17201906180320ND
2019-06-18201906200113ND
2019-07-08201907090493ND
2019-10-14201910150295ND
2019-11-18201911190327ND
2019-11-19201911200332ND
2020-01-06202001070137ND
2020-04-06202004070215ND
2020-07-07202007080257ND
2020-12-07202012080075ND