PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in San Angelo, TX tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 0.9× the limit

San Angelo, TX's 2024 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (10 ng/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Minimum
System-wide
7.88 ng/L
Maximum
System-wide
9.67 ng/L
Average
System-wide
8.6 ng/L

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

About Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

How San Angelo, TX compares

1 of the 9 TX systems measuring Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in San Angelo, TX tap water?

Yes — San Angelo, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at 8.6 ng/L. San Angelo, TX's 2024 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (10 ng/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

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

The federal MCL for Perfluorohexanesulfonic 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 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid?

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

+Which other U.S. cities have Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid over the federal limit?

1 of the 9 TX systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Abilene, TX.

+Where does this Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the San Angelo, 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/san-angelo/2024/source.

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