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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Hexadecanoic acid

City of Lyford

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

 

4

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
20153.75 ppb223.10 ppb - 4.40 ppb
20165.00 ppb115.00 ppb
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-06-02AC557012.60 ppb
2015-02-24AC817554.40 ppb
2015-05-28AC937023.10 ppb
2016-02-24AD255055.00 ppb