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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Hexadecanoic acid

Lakeway MUD

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

 

2

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20142.60 ppb112.60 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
20193.80 ppb113.80 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-19AC476732.60 ppb
2019-05-02AE647313.80 ppb