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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Hexadecanoic acid

Agua SUD

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
20153.00 ppb222.50 ppb - 3.50 ppb
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
20194.00 ppb114.00 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-05-05AC906042.50 ppb
2015-05-05AC906033.50 ppb
2019-06-13AE706914.00 ppb