PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluoroheptanoic acid in Abilene, TX tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Abilene, TX's 2024 report shows Perfluoroheptanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Maximum
System-wide
0.096 ug/L
Reported level
CAS Number
375–9 ug/L
Range
System-wide
0–0.0096 ug/L

Verbatim from Abilene, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoroheptanoic acid

Perfluoroheptanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluoroheptanoic acid in Abilene, TX tap water?

Yes — Abilene, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoroheptanoic acid at 375–9 ug/L. Abilene, TX's 2024 report shows Perfluoroheptanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Perfluoroheptanoic acid?

Perfluoroheptanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

+Where does this Perfluoroheptanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoroheptanoic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Abilene, TX 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/tx/abilene/2024/source.

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