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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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11-chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)

Status: No national drinking water standard exists

 

11-chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) is a member of a group of perfluorinated chemicals used in many consumer products. 11Cl-PF3OUdS and other perfluorinated chemicals can cause serious health effects, including cancer, endocrine disruption, accelerated puberty, liver and immune system damage, and thyroid changes. These chemicals are persistent in the environment and they accumulate in people. Click here to read more about perfluorinated chemicals.

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State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 1 ppt

The EWG Health Guideline of 1 ppt for 11Cl-PF3OUdS was defined by EWG as based on studies by Phillipe Grandjean of Harvard University and many other independent researchers who found reduced effectiveness of vaccines and adverse impacts on mammary gland development from exposure to PFOA and PFOS, the two PFAS most widely detected in drinking water. This health guideline protects against applies to the entire class of PFAS detected in water.

ppt = parts per trillion

States reporting 11Cl-PF3OUdS in drinking water

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Filtering technologies that reduce 11Cl-PF3OUdS

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Activated Carbon

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Reverse Osmosis

Utilities with the highest amounts of 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 2017-2019

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