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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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butylated hydroxyanisole

City of Florence

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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24

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-01-214545155ND
2020-01-214544930ND
2020-01-214544950ND
2020-01-214544878ND
2020-01-214545055ND
2020-01-214545118ND
2020-01-214545035ND
2020-01-214545150ND
2020-01-224546698ND
2020-01-224546339ND
2020-01-224546257ND
2020-04-074603823ND
2020-07-064664519ND
2020-07-064664689ND
2020-07-064664633ND
2020-07-064664614ND
2020-07-064664656ND
2020-07-074666267ND
2020-07-074666271ND
2020-07-074665939ND
2020-07-074666293ND
2020-07-074666073ND
2020-07-074666037ND
2020-10-064743878ND