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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Hexadecanoic acid

Buena Vista Ws Burnet

Hexadecanoic acid, also called palmitic acid, is a naturally occurring fatty acid found in animal and plant lipids.

 

3

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
20154.40 ppb114.40 ppb
2016N/A00N/A
20173.20 ppb113.20 ppb
2018N/A00N/A
20192.50 ppb112.50 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-01-28AC782904.40 ppb
2017-01-10AD641353.20 ppb
2019-02-07AE536212.50 ppb