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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Eielson - Air Force Base

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.

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

15

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
20196.00 ppt41ND - 24.0 ppt
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
202211.5 ppt166ND - 56.0 ppt
202310.0 ppt118ND - 35.0 ppt
2024ND10ND

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
2019-05-02428373624.0 ppt
2019-05-024283734ND
2019-05-094294820ND
2019-05-094294822ND
2022-02-04810-14245-4ND
2022-02-04810-14245-3ND
2022-02-04810-14245-2ND
2022-02-04810-14245-139.0 ppt
2022-05-04810-24064-619.0 ppt
2022-05-04810-24064-156.0 ppt
2022-05-04810-24064-519.0 ppt
2022-05-04810-24064-2ND
2022-07-13810-31032-5ND
2022-07-13810-31032-2ND
2022-07-13810-31032-126.0 ppt
2022-07-13810-31032-6ND
2022-11-04810-44021-6ND
2022-11-04810-44021-5ND
2022-11-04810-44021-125.0 ppt
2022-11-04810-44021-2ND
2023-02-03810-52979-24.40 ppt
2023-02-03810-52979-66.50 ppt
2023-02-03810-52979-133.0 ppt
2023-02-03810-52979-53.20 ppt
2023-04-04102793PND
2023-05-02810-62138-135.0 ppt
2023-05-02810-62138-712.0 ppt
2023-05-02810-62138-57.80 ppt
2023-05-02810-62138-38.30 ppt
2023-06-07105438RND
2023-10-02108536PND
2024-05-08117146RND