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4,8-dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)

Charlevoix, City of

4,8-dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) is a member of a group of perfluorinated chemicals used in many consumer products. ADONA 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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND70ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

ppt = parts per trillion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 1 ppt

The EWG Health Guideline of 1 ppt for ADONA 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.

ppt = parts per trillion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-05-02SWIN1905020900GGAND
2019-05-02SWEF1905020905GGAND
2019-05-31SWIN1905311000GGAND
2019-07-03SWIN1907031200GGAND
2019-07-25SWIN1907251220GSCND
2019-09-06SWIN1909060730GSCND
2019-09-30SWIN1909301100GGAND
2020-10-06LJ27595ND
2021-01-19SWIN2101190800GSCND
2021-03-04SWIN2103040730GSCND
2021-04-21LJ52948ND
2021-05-25SWIN2105250900GSCND
2021-07-30SWIN2107301230GSCND
2021-09-13SWIN2109131130GSCND
2022-07-11LK21403ND
2022-10-12LK39750ND
2023-01-17LK51807ND