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Total Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Status: No national drinking water standard exists

 

PFCs, also known as per- and polyfluorinated substances or PFAS, are a family of chemicals used in hundreds of products – from nonstick pans to stain repellent clothing, wire coatings and firefighting foam.

2017-2019:

FOUND
FOUND ABOVE HEALTH GUIDELINES

1

states detected

151

utilities detected

1.4 million

people served

0

states over health guideline

0

utilities over health guideline

0

people served over health guideline

Health concerns for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Cancer

Harm to the immune system

Hormone disruption

Harm to fetal growth and child development

Harm to the liver

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 1 ppt

The EWG Health Guideline of 1 ppt for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 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 total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State UtilitiesPeople Served
Michigan1511,445,387
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Filtering technologies that reduce total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

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Activated Carbon

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Reverse Osmosis

Utilities with the highest amounts of total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 2017-2019

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
ParchmentParchment, MI6 of 6177.8 ppt3,174
Whispering PinesBrighton, MI1 of 164.0 ppt125
Scio TownshipSaint Clair, MI3 of 340.8 ppt8,500
Ann Arbor TownshipAnn Arbor, MI3 of 340.8 ppt1,338
Ann Arbor*Merrill, MI3 of 340.8 ppt118,017
Andrews Mobile Home ParkWayland, MI1 of 139.0 ppt90
Heritage ApartmentsFarmington Hills, MI1 of 136.0 ppt30
Egelcraft Mobile Home ParkSouthfield, MI2 of 235.0 ppt1,120
Countryside Mobile CourtQuincy, MI1 of 133.0 ppt60
Spring Valley Mobile Home ParkDrummond Island, MI2 of 227.5 ppt172
Gun Plain TownshipPlainwell, MI1 of 227.0 ppt1
Plainwell*Cement City, MI1 of 227.0 ppt3,328
Greenlawn Mobile Home CourtPierson, MI3 of 522.4 ppt100
Plainfield TownshipMcbain, MI1 of 122.0 ppt42,271
HesperiaWyoming, MI2 of 222.0 ppt954
AlbionAlbion, MI1 of 120.0 ppt9,144
Tallmadge MeadowsDecatur, MI1 of 220.0 ppt268
Port of Call - WestGaylord, MI1 of 118.0 ppt152
Oak Leaf ManorLewiston, MI1 of 118.0 ppt36
Clare, City ofClare, MI1 of 117.0 ppt3,118
Kinross TownshipKincheloe, MI1 of 316.7 ppt7,341
Long Lake Mobile Home EstatesAda, MI2 of 215.0 ppt68
Whispering Woods-white Pine Ridge OscodOscoda, MI1 of 114.0 ppt33
Heritage Hills Mobile Home VillageMt Morris, MI1 of 113.0 ppt75
Evergreen Mobile Home CommunityLupton, MI2 of 210.5 ppt272
Walloon Lake Water SystemBoyne Falls, MI2 of 210.5 ppt399
Kalamazoo*Kalamazoo, MI5 of 169.50 ppt192,992
Timberline EstatesCaro, MI2 of 29.00 ppt755
Haring Charter TownshipCadillac, MI1 of 19.00 ppt839
Maple Island EstatesPetoskey, MI3 of 38.33 ppt320
Eaton Green Estates SubdivisionFenton, MI1 of 18.00 ppt363
Crockery Mobile Home ParkOak Brook, MI2 of 28.00 ppt413
Guernsey Lake Mobile Home CommunityPhoenix, MI1 of 18.00 ppt100
Main Street ApartmentsBrighton, MI2 of 27.00 ppt48
King Nursing & Rehabilitation CommunityHoughton Lake, MI1 of 17.00 ppt61
Allegan County Services CenterAllegan, MI1 of 17.00 ppt101
Hidden Shores WestBrighton, MI1 of 17.00 ppt75
Grand Village Mobile Home ParkAlbion, MI1 of 16.00 ppt50
Woodland EstatesBelmont, MI1 of 16.00 ppt268
Northport, Village ofNorthport, MI2 of 46.00 ppt526
Union TownshipDexter, MI1 of 36.00 ppt12,927
Great Lakes Adventist AcademyEscanaba, MI2 of 25.50 ppt360
Chocolay Shores ApartmentsRosebush, MI1 of 15.00 ppt50
Algoma EstatesFarmington Hills, MI1 of 15.00 ppt580
GreenvilleLansing, MI1 of 15.00 ppt8,511
Riga TownshipRiga, MI3 of 35.00 ppt266
Blissfield*Blissfield, MI3 of 35.00 ppt3,340
PetersburgPetersburg, MI3 of 34.67 ppt1,115
Monroe*Monroe, MI3 of 34.67 ppt48,664
DundeeDundee, MI3 of 34.67 ppt4,250

* 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 Total Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances , but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Ann Arbor*Merrill, MI3 of 340.8 ppt118,017
Plainfield TownshipMcbain, MI1 of 122.0 ppt42,271
Kalamazoo*Kalamazoo, MI5 of 169.50 ppt192,992
Union TownshipDexter, MI1 of 36.00 ppt12,927
Monroe*Monroe, MI3 of 34.67 ppt48,664
City of Mount PleasantMt Pleasant, MI2 of 34.33 ppt26,084
Frenchtown TownshipHarrison, MI3 of 33.00 ppt16,481
Monroe South CountyBrighton, MI1 of 13.00 ppt33,816
East Grand RapidsEast Grand Rapids, MI3 of 32.33 ppt11,637
Allendale TownshipAllendale, MI3 of 32.33 ppt19,725
Grand Rapids*Grand Rapids, MI3 of 32.33 ppt258,416
Muskegon*Stanton, MI3 of 32.00 ppt37,213
PortageColdwater, MI3 of 101.90 ppt46,292
Independence TownshipIndependence Township, MI1 of 71.43 ppt11,790
EscanabaLapeer, MI2 of 31.33 ppt13,659
Muskegon HeightsMuskegon, MI1 of 31.33 ppt10,856
Wyoming*Wyoming, MI1 of 31.000 ppt72,125
KentwoodOvid, MI1 of 31.000 ppt36,072
Holland Township ConsolidatedHolland, MI1 of 31.000 ppt34,344
GrandvilleVulcan, MI1 of 31.000 ppt15,378
Georgetown TownshipJenison, MI1 of 31.000 ppt36,964
Waterford TownshipWaterford, MI1 of 120.333 ppt73,441

* 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 Total Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances , but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.