PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in Cambridge, MA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.3× the limit

Cambridge, MA's 2024 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
System-wide
2.72 ng/L
Range
System-wide
1.87–3.5 ng/L

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

About Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in Cambridge, MA tap water?

Yes — Cambridge, MA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at 2.72 ng/L. Cambridge, MA's 2024 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

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

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

+What is Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid?

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

+Where does this Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid 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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