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Butylated hydroxyanisole

City of Olympia

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND120ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-04-1619-13622-27606ND
2019-04-1619-13622-27608ND
2019-04-1619-13622-27612ND
2019-04-1619-13622-27614ND
2019-04-1619-13622-27616ND
2019-05-2819-13622-27610AND
2019-10-1519-39832-77259ND
2019-10-1519-39832-77260ND
2019-10-1519-39832-77261ND
2019-10-1519-39832-77262ND
2019-10-1519-39832-77263ND
2019-10-1519-39832-77264ND