PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2022

Perfluoroheptanoic acid in Monrovia-city, Water Dept. — Monrovia, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Monrovia-city, Water Dept. — Monrovia, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Perfluoroheptanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
System-wide
1.61 ng/L
Range
System-wide
0–3.8 ng/L

Verbatim from Monrovia-city, Water Dept. — Monrovia, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoroheptanoic acid

Perfluoroheptanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluoroheptanoic acid in Monrovia-city, Water Dept. — Monrovia, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Monrovia-city, Water Dept. — Monrovia, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoroheptanoic acid at 1.61 ng/L. Monrovia-city, Water Dept. — Monrovia, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Perfluoroheptanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The federal NL for Perfluoroheptanoic acid 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 Perfluoroheptanoic acid?

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

+Where does this Perfluoroheptanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoroheptanoic acid entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Monrovia-city, Water Dept. — Monrovia, 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/monrovia-city-water-dept-monrovia-ca/2022/source.

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