PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
PFBA in City of Poquoson, VA tap water
City of Poquoson, VA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows PFBA at or above the federal limit (2 ng/L MCL). Measured value is 1.9× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum System-wide | 3.8 ng/L | 2 ng/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 2.6–3.8 ng/L | 2 ng/L MCL |
Verbatim from City of Poquoson, VA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About PFBA
Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'
Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.
How City of Poquoson, VA compares
5 of the 137 systems measuring PFBA on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting PFBA:
People also ask
+Is there PFBA in City of Poquoson, VA tap water?
Yes — City of Poquoson, VA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFBA at 3.8 ng/L. City of Poquoson, VA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows PFBA at or above the federal limit (2 ng/L MCL). Measured value is 1.9× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for PFBA in drinking water?
The federal MCL for PFBA is 2 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is PFBA?
Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFBA over the federal limit?
5 of the 137 systems on The Water Map measuring PFBA report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include New Braunfels, TX, Burbank, CA, City of Hampton, VA.
+Where does this PFBA measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFBA entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Poquoson, 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/poquoson/2024/source.