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Butylated hydroxyanisole

Pasco Water Department

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.

 

8

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND60ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-12-1019-47029-91191ND
2019-12-1019-47029-91192ND
2020-03-1020-09046-17686ND
2020-03-1020-09046-17687ND
2020-06-0920-19389-37103ND
2020-06-0920-19389-37104ND
2020-09-0820-31630-59940ND
2020-09-0820-31630-59946ND