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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority

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.

 

34

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
2018ND340ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-20U8C0007-01ND
2018-03-20U8C0007-02ND
2018-03-20U8C0007-03ND
2018-03-20U8C0007-13ND
2018-03-20U8C0007-16ND
2018-03-20U8C0007-05ND
2018-03-20U8C0007-09ND
2018-03-20U8C0007-06ND
2018-03-20U8C0007-14ND
2018-03-20U8C0007-07ND
2018-03-20U8C0007-08ND
2018-04-10U8D0019-04ND
2018-04-10U8D0019-03ND
2018-04-10U8D0019-02ND
2018-04-10U8D0019-05ND
2018-04-10U8D0019-01ND
2018-06-12U8F0012-01ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-14ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-15ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-13ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-16ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-12ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-01ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-11ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-10ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-09ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-07ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-06ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-05ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-03ND
2018-09-11U8I0020-02ND
2018-11-14U8K0075-02ND
2018-11-14U8K0075-01ND
2018-12-03U8L0020-16ND