Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
CAS Number
335-67-1Proposition 65
Chemical Status
| Cancer: | Currently listed |
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| Reproductive Toxicity : | Currently listed |
Cancer
| Listed as causing : | Listed as causing: Cancer |
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Reproductive Toxicity
| Listed as causing: | Developmental Toxicity | Developmental Toxicity |
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| Basis for Listing : | Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency |
Public notices related to this chemical
- Notice to Interested Parties Chemical Listed Effective February 25, 2022 As Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer: Perfluorooctanoic Acid
- Chemicals Listed Effective November 10, 2017 as Known to the State of California to Cause Reproductive Toxicity: Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)
- Notice of Intent to List Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)
Water
California Public Health Goals Data
| Public Health Goal (mg/L): | 0.000000007 |
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| Public Health Goal - Download: | pfoapfosphgfinaldraft040524.pdf |
| Notification Level (μg/L): | 0.0051 (Because OEHHA’s reference levels for cancer are below the limit of quantitation of current analytical methods, OEHHA recommended the Board set the notification levels at the lowest levels that can be reliably detected using available technologies) |
| Notification Level - Download: | final-pfoa-pfosnl082119.pdf |