PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluorohexanoic acid in Lexington, KY tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Lexington, KY's 2024 report shows Perfluorohexanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Kentucky River Station II
0.925 ng/L
Range
Kentucky River Station
Not detected ng/L
Range
Richmond Road Station
Not detected ng/L
Range
Kentucky River Station II
3.7 ng/L
Average
Richmond Road Station
Not detected ng/L
Average
Kentucky River Station
Not detected ng/L

Verbatim from Lexington, KY's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorohexanoic acid

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

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and widely detected.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluorohexanoic acid in Lexington, KY tap water?

Yes — Lexington, KY's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanoic acid at 0.925 ng/L. Lexington, KY's 2024 report shows Perfluorohexanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Perfluorohexanoic acid?

Perfluorohexanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and widely detected.

+Where does this Perfluorohexanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanoic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Lexington, KY 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/ky/lexington/2024/source.

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