PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) in Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 report shows Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Source water
2.6032967032967034 NG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
3.9 NG/L
Average
Entry point
1.1771428571428573 NG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
12 NG/L

Verbatim from Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)

Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) in Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?

Yes — Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) at 2.6032967032967034 NG/L. Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 report shows Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS). Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)?

Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

+Where does this Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) 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.

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