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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

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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.

 

536

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

220

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
20189.58 ppt774.60 ppt - 21.0 ppt
20191.80 ppt308ND - 11.3 ppt
20202.06 ppt112.06 ppt
20212.94 ppt198121ND - 20.9 ppt
20221.08 ppt17154ND - 18.0 ppt
20230.819 ppt12929ND - 19.0 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 Result
2018-02-2721.0 ppt
2018-05-1410.00 ppt
2018-05-144.60 ppt
2018-08-039.97 ppt
2018-08-035.64 ppt
2018-10-2510.7 ppt
2018-10-255.12 ppt
2019-02-2011.3 ppt
2019-02-206.81 ppt
2019-05-219.33 ppt
2019-05-219.25 ppt
2019-08-02ND
2019-08-208.42 ppt
2019-08-20ND
2019-09-03ND
2019-09-03ND
2019-09-18ND
2019-09-18ND
2019-09-25ND
2019-10-02ND
2019-10-023.00 ppt
2019-10-09ND
2019-10-15ND
2019-10-15ND
2019-10-23ND
2019-10-30ND
2019-10-30ND
2019-11-06ND
2019-11-13ND
2019-11-131.54 ppt
2019-11-20ND
2019-11-25ND
2019-11-25ND
2019-12-04ND
2019-12-18ND
2019-12-234.44 ppt
2019-12-23ND
2020-07-142.06 ppt
2021-01-06ND
2021-01-062.10 ppt
2021-01-06ND
2021-01-063.40 ppt
2021-01-06ND
2021-01-069.60 ppt
2021-01-0619.3 ppt
2021-01-0610.2 ppt
2021-01-060.840 ppt
2021-01-061.000 ppt
2021-01-062.80 ppt
2021-01-06ND
2021-01-06ND
2021-01-069.70 ppt
2021-01-132.30 ppt
2021-01-13ND
2021-01-13ND
2021-01-13ND
2021-01-13ND
2021-01-131.70 ppt
2021-01-136.50 ppt
2021-02-03ND
2021-02-03ND
2021-02-039.06 ppt
2021-02-03ND
2021-02-03ND
2021-02-031.56 ppt
2021-02-031.19 ppt
2021-02-033.62 ppt
2021-02-0320.3 ppt
2021-02-03ND
2021-02-031.11 ppt
2021-02-17ND
2021-02-17ND
2021-02-1720.9 ppt
2021-02-247.23 ppt
2021-02-24ND
2021-02-24ND
2021-02-241.32 ppt
2021-02-24ND
2021-02-242.28 ppt
2021-02-24ND
2021-03-021.33 ppt
2021-03-02ND
2021-03-020.964 ppt
2021-03-0218.7 ppt
2021-03-02ND
2021-03-021.60 ppt
2021-03-02ND
2021-03-02ND
2021-03-020.999 ppt
2021-03-106.36 ppt
2021-03-10ND
2021-03-10ND
2021-03-10ND
2021-03-10ND
2021-03-10ND
2021-03-10ND
2021-03-1717.9 ppt
2021-03-17ND
2021-03-171.71 ppt
2021-03-24ND
2021-03-24ND
2021-03-240.692 ppt
2021-03-245.83 ppt
2021-03-24ND
2021-03-24ND
2021-03-241.54 ppt
2021-03-3115.6 ppt
2021-03-31ND
2021-03-312.35 ppt
2021-03-31ND
2021-03-31ND
2021-04-08ND
2021-04-08ND
2021-04-08ND
2021-04-08ND
2021-04-19ND
2021-06-020.686 ppt
2021-06-021.60 ppt
2021-06-021.97 ppt
2021-06-02ND
2021-06-02ND
2021-06-026.52 ppt
2021-06-021.02 ppt
2021-06-093.11 ppt
2021-06-092.80 ppt
2021-06-09ND
2021-06-165.59 ppt
2021-06-161.54 ppt
2021-06-16ND
2021-06-16ND
2021-06-160.703 ppt
2021-06-161.44 ppt
2021-06-161.000 ppt
2021-06-23ND
2021-06-233.14 ppt
2021-06-231.14 ppt
2021-06-23ND
2021-06-2316.4 ppt
2021-07-070.783 ppt
2021-07-073.41 ppt
2021-07-07ND
2021-07-074.29 ppt
2021-07-077.68 ppt
2021-07-075.15 ppt
2021-07-072.46 ppt
2021-07-0720.4 ppt
2021-07-079.86 ppt
2021-07-072.53 ppt
2021-07-076.60 ppt
2021-07-077.84 ppt
2021-07-073.61 ppt
2021-07-079.74 ppt
2021-07-140.887 ppt
2021-07-147.02 ppt
2021-07-141.38 ppt
2021-07-14ND
2021-07-140.619 ppt
2021-07-14ND
2021-07-2119.1 ppt
2021-07-21ND
2021-07-21ND
2021-07-21ND
2021-07-215.71 ppt
2021-07-281.78 ppt
2021-07-281.01 ppt
2021-07-280.799 ppt
2021-07-28ND
2021-07-285.87 ppt
2021-07-28ND
2021-07-282.53 ppt
2021-08-050.841 ppt
2021-08-053.44 ppt
2021-08-052.63 ppt
2021-08-052.80 ppt
2021-08-112.05 ppt
2021-08-11ND
2021-08-11ND
2021-08-111.39 ppt
2021-08-114.83 ppt
2021-08-110.700 ppt
2021-08-112.05 ppt
2021-08-11ND
2021-08-114.83 ppt
2021-08-18ND
2021-08-181.12 ppt
2021-08-180.934 ppt
2021-08-1818.1 ppt
2021-08-180.540 ppt
2021-08-251.64 ppt
2021-08-25ND
2021-08-252.19 ppt
2021-08-252.85 ppt
2021-08-255.28 ppt
2021-08-25ND
2021-08-251.13 ppt
2021-09-082.48 ppt
2021-09-08ND
2021-09-081.28 ppt
2021-09-08ND
2021-09-08ND
2021-09-086.05 ppt
2021-10-06ND
2021-10-06ND
2021-10-0610.1 ppt
2021-10-068.74 ppt
2021-10-066.26 ppt
2021-10-060.857 ppt
2021-10-061.47 ppt
2021-10-064.29 ppt
2021-10-061.36 ppt
2021-10-061.85 ppt
2021-10-068.11 ppt
2021-10-065.35 ppt
2021-10-061.90 ppt
2021-10-062.61 ppt
2021-10-061.87 ppt
2021-10-067.56 ppt
2021-10-065.47 ppt
2021-10-061.14 ppt
2021-10-0610.00 ppt
2021-10-064.04 ppt
2021-12-025.70 ppt
2021-12-026.14 ppt
2021-12-0210.3 ppt
2021-12-024.85 ppt
2021-12-023.87 ppt
2021-12-02ND
2021-12-024.49 ppt
2021-12-08ND
2021-12-081.61 ppt
2021-12-08ND
2021-12-08ND
2021-12-08ND
2021-12-08ND
2021-12-08ND
2021-12-08ND
2022-01-051.02 ppt
2022-01-05ND
2022-01-05ND
2022-01-05ND
2022-01-0517.5 ppt
2022-01-05ND
2022-01-05ND
2022-01-051.36 ppt
2022-01-05ND
2022-01-125.03 ppt
2022-01-123.52 ppt
2022-01-128.44 ppt
2022-01-120.821 ppt
2022-01-121.98 ppt
2022-01-124.53 ppt
2022-01-128.34 ppt
2022-01-125.37 ppt
2022-02-02ND
2022-02-021.17 ppt
2022-02-02ND
2022-02-021.19 ppt
2022-02-02ND
2022-02-02ND
2022-02-02ND
2022-02-02ND
2022-02-091.07 ppt
2022-02-095.09 ppt
2022-02-097.88 ppt
2022-02-094.20 ppt
2022-02-095.10 ppt
2022-02-094.04 ppt
2022-02-092.01 ppt
2022-03-091.20 ppt
2022-03-09ND
2022-03-09ND
2022-03-09ND
2022-03-09ND
2022-03-09ND
2022-03-09ND
2022-03-09ND
2022-03-163.50 ppt
2022-03-166.20 ppt
2022-03-165.20 ppt
2022-03-161.90 ppt
2022-03-16ND
2022-03-165.00 ppt
2022-03-166.50 ppt
2022-04-13ND
2022-04-13ND
2022-04-131.000 ppt
2022-04-130.810 ppt
2022-04-131.40 ppt
2022-04-13ND
2022-04-13ND
2022-04-13ND
2022-04-19ND
2022-04-19ND
2022-04-19ND
2022-04-19ND
2022-04-19ND
2022-04-19ND
2022-04-193.50 ppt
2022-05-04ND
2022-05-041.70 ppt
2022-05-04ND
2022-05-042.40 ppt
2022-05-04ND
2022-05-04ND
2022-05-04ND
2022-05-040.970 ppt
2022-05-16ND
2022-05-163.30 ppt
2022-05-16ND
2022-05-16ND
2022-05-16ND
2022-05-16ND
2022-05-16ND
2022-05-2718.0 ppt
2022-05-27ND
2022-06-081.60 ppt
2022-06-081.60 ppt
2022-06-082.40 ppt
2022-06-08ND
2022-06-080.610 ppt
2022-06-08ND
2022-06-08ND
2022-06-08ND
2022-06-14ND
2022-06-14ND
2022-06-14ND
2022-06-14ND
2022-06-141.10 ppt
2022-06-14ND
2022-06-14ND
2022-07-132.50 ppt
2022-07-13ND
2022-07-13ND
2022-07-131.50 ppt
2022-07-13ND
2022-07-20ND
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2022-07-20ND
2022-08-03ND
2022-08-032.40 ppt
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2022-08-03ND
2022-08-03ND
2022-08-031.30 ppt
2022-08-03ND
2022-08-18ND
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2022-08-18ND
2022-08-183.10 ppt
2022-08-18ND
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2022-09-07ND
2022-09-071.50 ppt
2022-09-071.60 ppt
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2022-09-14ND
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2022-10-051.50 ppt
2022-10-05ND
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2022-10-12ND
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2022-10-122.20 ppt
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2022-11-022.00 ppt
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2022-11-10ND
2022-11-10ND
2022-11-10ND
2022-11-10ND
2022-11-10ND
2022-11-103.10 ppt
2022-11-10ND
2022-12-070.880 ppt
2022-12-070.880 ppt
2022-12-07ND
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2022-12-07ND
2023-01-11ND
2023-01-1119.0 ppt
2023-01-11ND
2023-01-181.50 ppt
2023-01-180.540 ppt
2023-01-181.10 ppt
2023-01-189.10 ppt
2023-01-18ND
2023-01-18ND
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2023-02-03ND
2023-02-03ND
2023-02-144.10 ppt
2023-02-14ND
2023-02-14ND
2023-02-140.930 ppt
2023-02-141.60 ppt
2023-02-14ND
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2023-02-2412.0 ppt
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2023-02-242.60 ppt
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2023-03-011.20 ppt
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2023-03-082.90 ppt
2023-03-081.70 ppt
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2023-03-081.10 ppt
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2023-04-060.843 ppt
2023-04-061.56 ppt
2023-04-06ND
2023-04-062.50 ppt
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2023-04-192.29 ppt
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2023-04-28ND
2023-04-2814.4 ppt
2023-05-03ND
2023-05-032.22 ppt
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2023-06-072.55 ppt
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2023-07-07ND
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2023-07-18ND
2023-07-210.967 ppt
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2023-08-082.01 ppt
2023-08-081.19 ppt
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2023-09-19ND
2023-09-192.40 ppt
2023-09-19ND
2023-09-29ND
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2023-10-04ND
2023-10-04ND
2023-10-057.70 ppt
2023-10-05ND
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2023-10-193.30 ppt
2023-10-19ND
2023-10-19ND
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2023-10-27ND
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2023-11-07ND
2023-11-072.20 ppt
2023-11-07ND
2023-11-07ND
2023-11-09ND
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2023-12-14ND
2023-12-14ND
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2023-12-14ND
2023-12-14ND
2023-12-22ND
2023-12-220.110 ppt