PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid in Cincinnati, OH tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Cincinnati, OH's 2024 Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ng/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
0–6 ng/L
Average
System-wide
1 ng/L

Verbatim from Cincinnati, OH's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid

HFPO-DA ('GenX chemicals'), a newer-generation PFAS replacement compound.

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 Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid in Cincinnati, OH tap water?

Yes — Cincinnati, OH's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid at 1 ng/L. Cincinnati, OH's 2024 Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ng/L (MCL).

+What's the federal limit for Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid is 10 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid?

HFPO-DA ('GenX chemicals'), a newer-generation PFAS replacement compound. Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

+Where does this Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cincinnati, OH 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/oh/cincinnati/2024/source.

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