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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Barrow Utilities & Elec. Co-op Inc. (bu

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a member of a group of perfluorinated chemicals used in many consumer products. PFOA 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.

 

71

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

36

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
20193.17 ppt168ND - 9.30 ppt
20203.15 ppt105ND - 7.00 ppt
20212.25 ppt21ND - 4.50 ppt
20222.85 ppt2010ND - 8.90 ppt
20232.42 ppt2312ND - 5.90 ppt

ppt = parts per trillion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.09 ppt

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.09 ppt for PFOA was was defined by EPA's final toxicity value from the Office of Water’s Final Human Health Toxicity Assessment. This health guideline protects againat cardiovascular harm and harm to fetal growth.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 4 ppt

ppt = parts per trillion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-04-154264827ND
2019-04-1542648268.10 ppt
2019-05-0642868069.30 ppt
2019-05-064286807ND
2019-06-034317449ND
2019-06-0343174489.00 ppt
2019-07-094349852ND
2019-07-0943498514.50 ppt
2019-08-0643812084.20 ppt
2019-08-064381209ND
2019-10-0744507445.00 ppt
2019-10-074450745ND
2019-11-124487033ND
2019-11-1244870325.50 ppt
2019-12-0345047755.10 ppt
2019-12-034504776ND
2020-01-074533924ND
2020-01-0745339235.50 ppt
2020-02-2545752196.30 ppt
2020-02-254575220ND
2020-03-024578708ND
2020-03-0245787076.30 ppt
2020-04-0646045246.40 ppt
2020-04-064604525ND
2020-05-0546222697.00 ppt
2020-05-054622270ND
2021-09-07810-1699-1ND
2021-09-07810-1699-24.50 ppt
2022-03-01810-16595-1ND
2022-03-01810-16595-27.10 ppt
2022-04-05810-20360-1ND
2022-04-05810-20360-26.40 ppt
2022-05-02810-23674-1ND
2022-05-02810-23674-27.10 ppt
2022-06-15810-27998-28.90 ppt
2022-06-15810-27998-1ND
2022-07-13810-31223-24.50 ppt
2022-07-13810-31223-1ND
2022-08-09810-33654-A-2-A4.60 ppt
2022-08-09810-33654-A-1-AND
2022-09-13810-37685-A-2-A4.60 ppt
2022-09-13810-37685-A-1-AND
2022-10-10810-41345-A-1-AND
2022-10-10810-41345-A-2-A4.90 ppt
2022-11-14810-44943-A-1-AND
2022-11-14810-44943-A-2-A4.50 ppt
2022-12-06810-47078-A-1-AND
2022-12-06810-47078-A-2-A4.40 ppt
2023-01-05810-49923-A-2-A5.00 ppt
2023-02-08810-53952-A-1-AND
2023-02-08810-53952-A-2-A4.70 ppt
2023-03-07810-56023-A-2-A4.80 ppt
2023-03-07810-56023-A-1-AND
2023-04-04810-58787-A-2-A5.80 ppt
2023-04-04810-58787-A-1-AND
2023-05-02810-62184-A-2-A5.90 ppt
2023-05-02810-62184-A-1-AND
2023-06-12810-66586-A-2-A5.20 ppt
2023-06-12810-66586-A-1-AND
2023-07-03810-68462-A-2-A3.80 ppt
2023-07-03810-68462-A-1-AND
2023-08-08810-73611-A-2-A4.20 ppt
2023-08-08810-73611-A-1-AND
2023-09-11810-77773-A-2-A3.60 ppt
2023-09-11810-77773-A-1-AND
2023-10-03810-80387-A-1-AND
2023-10-03810-80387-A-2-A3.90 ppt
2023-11-07810-85086-A-1-AND
2023-11-07810-85086-A-2-A4.30 ppt
2023-12-05810-87348-A-2-A4.50 ppt
2023-12-05810-87348-A-1-AND