PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) in Burbank, CA tap water

Over the federal limit· 3.0× the limit

Burbank, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) at or above the federal limit (4 ng/L MCL). Measured value is 3.0× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Burbank Raw Water
5 ng/L
Range
Source water
0–12 ng/L

Verbatim from Burbank, 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.

How Burbank, CA compares

1 of the 37 systems measuring Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS):

People also ask

+Is there Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) in Burbank, CA tap water?

Yes — Burbank, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) at 0–12 ng/L. Burbank, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) at or above the federal limit (4 ng/L MCL). Measured value is 3.0× the threshold.

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

The federal MCL for Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) is 4 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)?

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

+Which other U.S. cities have Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) over the federal limit?

1 of the 37 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Boonsboro Keedysville, MD.

+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, 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/2024/source.

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