PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) in Los Angeles LADWP, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Source water
1.1944444444444444 NG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
2.8 NG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
Not detected NG/L

Verbatim from Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)

Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

How Los Angeles LADWP, CA compares

1 of the 153 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 Los Angeles LADWP, CA tap water?

Yes — Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) at 1.1944444444444444 NG/L. Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 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.

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

1 of the 153 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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Los Angeles LADWP, 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-ladwp/2023/source.

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Every contaminant measured in the 2023 report.
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