PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Long Beach, CA tap water
Long Beach, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average MWD Zone (114) | Not detected ng/L | 500 ng/L MCL |
Average Blended Zone (325) | Not detected ng/L | 500 ng/L MCL |
Range Blended Zone (325) | Not detected ng/L | 500 ng/L MCL |
Maximum Blended Zone (325) | Not detected ng/L | 500 ng/L MCL |
Range MWD Zone (114) | Not detected ng/L | 500 ng/L MCL |
Maximum MWD Zone (114) | Not detected ng/L | 500 ng/L MCL |
Verbatim from Long Beach, 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 Long Beach, 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 Long Beach, CA tap water?
Long Beach, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCL 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 Long Beach, 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/long-beach/2024/source.