PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023
PFOS in Compton-city, Water Dept. — Compton, Ca, CA tap water
Compton-city, Water Dept. — Compton, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows PFOS detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Well 18 | 18 ng/L | 6.5 ng/L NL |
Average System-wide | 0.0014 | None set |
Range System-wide | 0–0.0014 | None set |
Reported level System-wide | 9.3 ng/L | 6.5 ng/L NL |
Verbatim from Compton-city, Water Dept. — Compton, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About PFOS
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in firefighting foam and coatings.
Linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.
How Compton-city, Water Dept. — Compton, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 328 systems measuring PFOS on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting PFOS:
People also ask
+Is there PFOS in Compton-city, Water Dept. — Compton, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Compton-city, Water Dept. — Compton, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFOS at 0.0014. Compton-city, Water Dept. — Compton, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows PFOS detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for PFOS in drinking water?
The federal NL for PFOS is 6.5 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is PFOS?
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in firefighting foam and coatings. Linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFOS over the federal limit?
5 of the 328 systems on The Water Map measuring PFOS report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Greensboro, NC, Riverside Highland Water Company — Grand Terrace, Ca, CA, Abilene, TX.
+Where does this PFOS measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFOS entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Compton-city, Water Dept. — Compton, Ca, 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/compton-city-water-dept-compton-ca/2023/source.