PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
PFOA in Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), AZ tap water
Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for PFOA and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample System-wide | Not detected ng/L | 0 ng/L MCLG |
Range System-wide | Not detected ng/L | 0 ng/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About PFOA
Perfluorooctanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in nonstick and stain-resistant products.
Linked to cancer, liver damage, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.
How Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), AZ compares
2 of the 3 AZ systems measuring PFOA on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
People also ask
+Is there PFOA in Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), AZ tap water?
Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for PFOA and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for PFOA in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for PFOA is 0 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is PFOA?
Perfluorooctanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in nonstick and stain-resistant products. Linked to cancer, liver damage, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFOA over the federal limit?
2 of the 3 AZ systems on The Water Map measuring PFOA report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Peoria, AZ, Tempe, AZ.
+Where does this PFOA measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFOA entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), 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/ucmr5-glendale-2024/2024/source.