PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluoropentanoic acid in Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluoropentanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Maximum
Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36
Not detected ug/L
Average
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency
0.004 ug/L
Minimum
Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36
Not detected ug/L
Maximum
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency
0.011 ug/L
Average
Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36
Not detected ug/L
Minimum
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoropentanoic acid

Perfluoropentanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

How Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluoropentanoic acid in Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoropentanoic acid at 0.004 ug/L. Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluoropentanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Perfluoropentanoic acid in drinking water?

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

+What is Perfluoropentanoic acid?

Perfluoropentanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

+Where does this Perfluoropentanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoropentanoic acid entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, 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/los-angeles-cwwd-36-val-verde-alhambra-ca/2023/source.

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