PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA tap water
Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 500 ng/L (NL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | Not detected ng/L | 500 ng/L NL |
Range Source water | 0–20 ng/L | 500 ng/L NL |
Reported level Burbank Raw Water | 6 ng/L | 500 ng/L NL |
Reported level Burbank Water | Not detected ng/L | 500 ng/L NL |
Verbatim from Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA'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 Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA compares
1 of the 74 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 Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?
Yes — Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid at 0–20 ng/L. Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 500 ng/L (NL).
+What's the federal limit for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in drinking water?
The federal NL for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid is 500 ng/L. 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?
1 of the 74 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA.
+Where does this Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid entry from the 2024 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/2024/source.