PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

PFAS in Cambridge, MA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Cambridge, MA's 2024 report shows PFAS detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Highest Level Found
6.93 ng/L
Range
System-wide
0–6.93 ng/L

Verbatim from Cambridge, MA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

How Cambridge, MA compares

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People also ask

+Is there PFAS in Cambridge, MA tap water?

Yes — Cambridge, MA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFAS at 6.93 ng/L. Cambridge, MA's 2024 report shows PFAS detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+Where does this PFAS measurement come from?

This page reproduces the PFAS entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cambridge, MA 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/ma/cambridge/2024/source.

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