PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
PFBA in Chandler, AZ tap water
Chandler, AZ's 2024 PFBA measurement is below the federal limit of 5 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Analytical Methods | 533 | 5 MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–5 | 5 MCL |
Average System-wide | 0.26 ng/L | 5 ng/L MCL |
Verbatim from Chandler, AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About PFBA
Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'
Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.
How Chandler, AZ compares
5 of the 137 systems measuring PFBA on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting PFBA:
People also ask
+Is there PFBA in Chandler, AZ tap water?
Yes — Chandler, AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFBA at 0.26 ng/L. Chandler, AZ's 2024 PFBA measurement is below the federal limit of 5 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for PFBA in drinking water?
The federal MCL for PFBA is 5 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is PFBA?
Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFBA over the federal limit?
5 of the 137 systems on The Water Map measuring PFBA report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include New Braunfels, TX, Burbank, CA, City of Hampton, VA.
+Where does this PFBA measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFBA entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Chandler, AZ water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/az/chandler/2024/source.