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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Deerfield

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.

 

38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND240ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND80ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-08-02SWEF1808021030GSCND
2018-08-02SWEF1808021030GSCND
2018-08-02SWIN1808021020GSCND
2019-04-29SWEF1904291150GSCND
2019-04-29SWEF1904291150GSCND
2019-04-29SWIN1904291200GSCND
2019-05-28SWIN1905281345MKND
2019-05-28SWEF1905281340MKND
2019-06-24SWIN1906241230KERND
2019-06-24SWEF1906241220KERND
2019-07-29SWEF1907291510MKND
2019-07-29SWIN1907291500MKND
2019-08-26SWEF1908261150GSCND
2019-08-26SWIN1908261145GSCND
2019-09-03SWEF1909031430KMEND
2019-09-04SWEF1909041040KMEND
2019-09-04LLI61278ND
2019-09-05LLI61839ND
2019-09-05SWEF1909051120KMEND
2019-09-06LLI62226ND
2019-09-06SWEF1909061010KMEND
2019-09-17LLI64738ND
2019-09-23LLI66382ND
2019-09-23SWEF1909231200GSCND
2019-09-23SWIN1909231155GSCND
2019-10-02LLI68876ND
2019-10-09LLI70105ND
2021-01-153669480001ND
2021-01-22SWIN2101221015RGND
2021-03-11SWIN2103110955SKND
2021-05-05ND
2021-05-053691790001ND
2021-05-10SWIN2105101100GSCND
2021-07-16SWIN2107161100GGAND
2021-09-17SWIN2109171200GGAND
2022-04-06ND
2022-04-063767300002ND
2023-04-05ND