PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in City of Baltimore, MD tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of Baltimore, MD's 2024 report shows Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Maximum
Ashburton Plant
1.64 ng/L
Maximum
Montebello Plants
1.63 ng/L

Verbatim from City of Baltimore, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid

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

Has no standalone limit but is part of the EPA PFAS Hazard Index that limits PFAS in combination.

How City of Baltimore, MD compares

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in City of Baltimore, MD tap water?

Yes — City of Baltimore, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid at 1.64 ng/L. City of Baltimore, MD's 2024 report shows Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid?

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Has no standalone limit but is part of the EPA PFAS Hazard Index that limits PFAS in combination.

+Where does this Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Baltimore, MD 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/md/baltimore/2024/source.

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