PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) in Chesapeake, VA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Chesapeake, VA's 2023 report shows Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Northwest River System (NWR EP001) Sampling Event
2023
Average
Western Branch System
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Western Branch System (WB EP001) Dates of Sampling
2023
Average
Northwest River System
Not detected ng/L

Verbatim from Chesapeake, VA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)

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

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and bioaccumulative.

How Chesapeake, VA compares

1 of the 29 systems measuring Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA):

People also ask

+Is there Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) in Chesapeake, VA tap water?

Yes — Chesapeake, VA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) at Not detected ng/L. Chesapeake, VA's 2023 report shows Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) in drinking water?

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

+What is Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)?

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

+Which other U.S. cities have Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) over the federal limit?

1 of the 29 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Boonsboro Keedysville, MD.

+Where does this Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Chesapeake, VA 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/va/chesapeake/2023/source.

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Every contaminant measured in the 2023 report.
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