PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2021

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Pico Wd — Pico Rivera, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Pico Wd — Pico Rivera, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Groundwater
6.79
Range
Groundwater
4.5–11

Verbatim from Pico Wd — Pico Rivera, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid

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

Has no standalone limit but is part of the EPA PFAS Hazard Index that limits PFAS in combination.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Pico Wd — Pico Rivera, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Pico Wd — Pico Rivera, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid at 6.79. Pico Wd — Pico Rivera, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid?

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Has no standalone limit but is part of the EPA PFAS Hazard Index that limits PFAS in combination.

+Where does this Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pico Wd — Pico Rivera, 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/pico-wd-pico-rivera-ca/2021/source.

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