PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Chandler, AZ tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.4× the limit

Chandler, AZ's 2024 Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 3 (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Analytical Methods
533
Average
System-wide
1.23 ng/L
Range
System-wide
0–12

Verbatim from Chandler, AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Has no standalone limit but is part of the EPA PFAS Hazard Index that limits PFAS in combination.

How Chandler, AZ compares

5 of the 146 systems measuring Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Chandler, AZ tap water?

Yes — Chandler, AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid at 1.23 ng/L. Chandler, AZ's 2024 Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 3 (MCL).

+What's the federal limit for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid is 3 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid?

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Has no standalone limit but is part of the EPA PFAS Hazard Index that limits PFAS in combination.

+Which other U.S. cities have Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid over the federal limit?

5 of the 146 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Gilbert, AZ, Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA, Charleston, SC.

+Where does this Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid 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.

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