PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) in Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 report shows 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Other
Not detected NG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
12 NG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
56 NG/L
Average
Source water
6.715094339622641 NG/L
Average
Entry point
2.68125 NG/L

Verbatim from Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)

6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonic acid, a PFAS-related compound.

Monitored under EPA rules as part of broad PFAS surveillance.

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People also ask

+Is there 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) in Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?

Yes — Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) at 6.715094339622641 NG/L. Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 report shows 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS). Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)?

6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonic acid, a PFAS-related compound. Monitored under EPA rules as part of broad PFAS surveillance.

+Where does this 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) measurement come from?

This page reproduces the 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA 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/ca/burbank-city-water-dept/2023/source.

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