Acenaphthylene
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
Acenaphthylene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, or PAH, released from combustion of fossil fuels and waste incinerators. PAHs increase the risk of cancer; damage the immune, nervous and reproductive systems; and can harm developing fetuses.
2015-2017:
FOUND
1
states detected
6
utilities detected
9,172
people served
States reporting acenaphthylene in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| Arkansas | 6 | 9,172 | |
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Filtering technologies that reduce acenaphthylene
Activated Carbon
Reverse Osmosis
Utilities with the highest amounts of acenaphthylene, 2015-2017
ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dota Public Water Authority | Cord, AR | 1 of 2 | 0.0400 ppb | 2,650 |
| Peach Orchard Waterworks | Mc Dougal, AR | 1 of 14 | 0.00714 ppb | 163 |
| Success Waterworks | Success, AR | 1 of 14 | 0.00714 ppb | 105 |
| Delaplaine Waterworks | Mc Dougal, AR | 1 of 14 | 0.00714 ppb | 146 |
| O Kean Waterworks | Mc Dougal, AR | 1 of 14 | 0.00714 ppb | 228 |
| Clay County Reg Water District* | Mc Dougal, AR | 1 of 14 | 0.00714 ppb | 5,880 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Acenaphthylene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
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