VOCs & pesticides · 2023
Benzo(a)pyrene in Nashville, TN tap water
Nashville, TN's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Benzo(a)pyrene and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Metro Water Services | Not detected | 0.2 MCL |
Range System-wide | Not detected | 0.2 MCL |
Verbatim from Nashville, TN's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
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People also ask
+Is there Benzo(a)pyrene in Nashville, TN tap water?
Nashville, TN's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Benzo(a)pyrene and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Benzo(a)pyrene in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Benzo(a)pyrene is 0.2 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Where does this Benzo(a)pyrene measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Benzo(a)pyrene entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Nashville, TN 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/tn/nashville/2023/source.