PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) in Boonsboro Keedysville, MD tap water
Boonsboro Keedysville, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) at or above the federal limit (3 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.7× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Casrn | 863090–5 | 3 MCL |
Reported level System-wide | Not detected ng/L | 3 ng/L MCL |
Verbatim from Boonsboro Keedysville, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid, a PFAS-related compound.
Monitored under EPA rules as part of broad PFAS surveillance.
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People also ask
+Is there Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) in Boonsboro Keedysville, MD tap water?
Yes — Boonsboro Keedysville, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) at 863090–5. Boonsboro Keedysville, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) at or above the federal limit (3 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.7× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) is 3 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)?
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid, a PFAS-related compound. Monitored under EPA rules as part of broad PFAS surveillance.
+Where does this Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Boonsboro Keedysville, 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/boonsboro-keedysville/2024/source.