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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Pollut. 2018 May;236:505–513. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.01.066

Table 1.

UCMR3 PFASs, MRLs, and regulatory limits

Compound MRL (μg/L) Advisory or State Standard (ng/L)1 Source
Perfluoroheptanoate (PFHpA) 0.01 702 CTDPH
Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) 0.02 702, 703, 202, 14 LHA, CTDPH, VTDOH, NJDWQI
Perfluorononanoate (PFNA) 0.02 702, 10 CTDPH, NJ
Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) 0.09 – –
Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) 0.03 702 CTDPH
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) 0.04 702, 202 LHA, VTDOH

Notes: CTDPH = Connecticut Department of Public Health, LHA = USEPA lifetime health advisory, VTDOH = Vermont Department of Health, NJDWQI = New Jersey Drinking Water Quality Institute. (1) Includes only regulatory limits used in this study to evaluate the UCMR3 data set and is not a comprehensive review of U.S. state-level PFAS regulatory limits. It should be noted that regulatory limits are subject to change. (2) Regulatory limit applies to the sum of PFHpA, PFOA, PFNA, PFHxS, and PFOS (3) Regulatory limit applies to the sum of PFOS and PFOA because their reference doses are numerically identical and based on similar developmental effects (USEPA 2016b, 2016a).