PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
Perfluorononanoic acid in Lexington, KY tap water
Lexington, KY's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluorononanoic acid and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Kentucky River Station II | Not detected ng/L | 10 ng/L MCL |
Average Kentucky River Station | Not detected ng/L | 10 ng/L MCL |
Range Kentucky River Station II | Not detected ng/L | 10 ng/L MCL |
Average Richmond Road Station | Not detected ng/L | 10 ng/L MCL |
Range Richmond Road Station | Not detected ng/L | 10 ng/L MCL |
Range Kentucky River Station | Not detected ng/L | 10 ng/L MCL |
Verbatim from Lexington, KY's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Perfluorononanoic acid
Perfluorononanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'
Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.
How Lexington, KY compares
5 of the 108 systems measuring Perfluorononanoic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorononanoic acid:
People also ask
+Is there Perfluorononanoic acid in Lexington, KY tap water?
Lexington, KY's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluorononanoic acid and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Perfluorononanoic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Perfluorononanoic acid is 10 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Perfluorononanoic acid?
Perfluorononanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.
+Which other U.S. cities have Perfluorononanoic acid over the federal limit?
5 of the 108 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorononanoic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Fayetteville, NC, Backbone Mountain Boys Camp, MD, Campus Hills, MD.
+Where does this Perfluorononanoic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Perfluorononanoic 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.