PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) in Salem, OR tap water

Not detected

Salem, OR's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) and reported no detectable amount.

The measurement

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

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

About Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA)

Perfluorotetradecanoic acid, a longer-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and bioaccumulative.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) in Salem, OR tap water?

Salem, OR's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) and found no detectable amount.

+What's the federal limit for Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) is 0.002 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA)?

Perfluorotetradecanoic acid, a longer-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and bioaccumulative.

+Where does this Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) 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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