PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluoropentanoic acid in Salem, OR tap water

Not detected

Salem, OR's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluoropentanoic acid and reported no detectable amount.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
North Santiam River Jan - 24
Not detected
Reported level
Aldersgate (entry point to the disribution system) Jan - 23
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Aldersgate (entry point to the disribution system) April - 23
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Aldersgate (entry point to the disribution system) Jul - 23
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Aldersgate (entry point to the disribution system) Oct - 23
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Aquifer Storage and Recovery Well System Nov - 23
Not detected ng/L

Verbatim from Salem, OR's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoropentanoic acid

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

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluoropentanoic acid in Salem, OR tap water?

Salem, OR's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluoropentanoic acid and found no detectable amount.

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

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

+What is Perfluoropentanoic acid?

Perfluoropentanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

+Where does this Perfluoropentanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoropentanoic acid entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Salem, OR 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/or/salem/2023/source.

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