PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluorohexanoic acid in Edison, NJ tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Edison, NJ's 2024 report shows Perfluorohexanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
0–4 ng/L
Maximum
Maximum Detected Level
4 ng/L
Maximum
Maximum Detected Level
4 ng/L
Range
System-wide
0–4 ng/L
Range
System-wide
0–4 ng/L

Verbatim from Edison, NJ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorohexanoic acid

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

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and widely detected.

How Edison, NJ compares

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluorohexanoic acid in Edison, NJ tap water?

Yes — Edison, NJ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanoic acid at 0–4 ng/L. Edison, NJ's 2024 report shows Perfluorohexanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Perfluorohexanoic acid?

Perfluorohexanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and widely detected.

+Where does this Perfluorohexanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanoic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Edison, NJ 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/nj/edison/2024/source.

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