PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) in Riverside, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Riverside, CA's 2024 report shows Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Source water
1.0641618497109826 NG/L
Average
Entry point
0.862857142857143 NG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
2 NG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
4.4 NG/L

Verbatim from Riverside, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)

Perfluorodecanoic acid, a longer-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and bioaccumulative.

How Riverside, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) in Riverside, CA tap water?

Yes — Riverside, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) at 1.0641618497109826 NG/L. Riverside, CA's 2024 report shows Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) in drinking water?

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

+What is Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)?

Perfluorodecanoic acid, a longer-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and bioaccumulative.

+Where does this Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Riverside, 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/riverside/2024/source.

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