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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

City of Moses Lake

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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32

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
2018ND320ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-06201802071013ND
2018-02-06201802071072ND
2018-02-06201802071071ND
2018-02-06201802071073ND
2018-02-06201802071012ND
2018-06-07201806080898ND
2018-06-07201806080819ND
2018-06-07201806080817ND
2018-06-07201806080818ND
2018-06-07201806080820ND
2018-06-07201806080897ND
2018-06-12201806131112ND
2018-06-12201806131111ND
2018-07-23201807240246ND
2018-08-13201808140213ND
2018-08-13201808140220ND
2018-08-27201808280709ND
2018-08-28201808290669ND
2018-08-28201808290708ND
2018-08-29201808300748ND
2018-08-29201808300754ND
2018-10-15201810160377ND
2018-10-16201810170586ND
2018-10-16201810170365ND
2018-11-28201811290355ND
2018-12-06201812070104ND
2018-12-06201812070149ND
2018-12-07201812080154ND
2018-12-13201812140238ND
2018-12-20201812210245ND
2018-12-20201812210248ND
2018-12-20201812210204ND