PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023
PFBA in Pasadena, CA tap water
Pasadena, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for PFBA and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Pasadena Water System | Not detected ug/L | 0.005 ug/L MCL |
Range Pasadena Water System | Not detected ug/L | 0.005 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Pasadena, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About PFBA
Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'
Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.
How Pasadena, CA compares
5 of the 137 systems measuring PFBA on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting PFBA:
People also ask
+Is there PFBA in Pasadena, CA tap water?
Pasadena, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for PFBA and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for PFBA in drinking water?
The federal MCL for PFBA is 0.005 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is PFBA?
Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFBA over the federal limit?
5 of the 137 systems on The Water Map measuring PFBA report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include New Braunfels, TX, Burbank, CA, City of Hampton, VA.
+Where does this PFBA measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFBA entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pasadena, 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/pasadena/2023/source.