PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluoroheptanoic acid in Pasadena, CA tap water

Not detected

Pasadena, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluoroheptanoic acid and reported no detectable amount.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Pasadena Water System
Not detected ug/L
Average
Pasadena Water System
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Pasadena, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoroheptanoic acid

Perfluoroheptanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

How Pasadena, CA compares

3 of the 59 systems measuring Perfluoroheptanoic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluoroheptanoic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluoroheptanoic acid in Pasadena, CA tap water?

Pasadena, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluoroheptanoic acid and found no detectable amount.

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

The federal MCL for Perfluoroheptanoic acid is 0.003 ug/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.

+Which other U.S. cities have Perfluoroheptanoic acid over the federal limit?

3 of the 59 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluoroheptanoic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Burbank, CA, Boonsboro Keedysville, MD, Pomona, CA.

+Where does this Perfluoroheptanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoroheptanoic acid 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.

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