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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Washington Township Mua-schoo

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.

 

99

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

86

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
20194.16 ppt3229ND - 8.50 ppt
20203.20 ppt86ND - 6.30 ppt
20215.39 ppt1413ND - 8.90 ppt
20225.13 ppt14142.50 ppt - 7.90 ppt
20234.28 ppt3124ND - 9.10 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
2019-03-29L7115056-32.10 ppt
2019-03-29L7115056-14.30 ppt
2019-03-29L7115056-156.60 ppt
2019-03-29L7115056-138.40 ppt
2019-03-29L7115056-114.00 ppt
2019-03-29L7115056-74.00 ppt
2019-03-29L7115056-52.20 ppt
2019-03-29L7115056-93.80 ppt
2019-06-17L7135748-13.80 ppt
2019-06-17L7135748-32.10 ppt
2019-06-17L7135748-52.30 ppt
2019-06-17L7135748-73.60 ppt
2019-06-17L7135748-94.10 ppt
2019-06-17L7135748-114.10 ppt
2019-06-17L7135748-137.20 ppt
2019-06-17L7135748-156.70 ppt
2019-09-16L7161438-14.40 ppt
2019-09-16L7161438-138.50 ppt
2019-09-16L7161438-114.20 ppt
2019-09-16L7161438-94.30 ppt
2019-09-16L7161438-74.10 ppt
2019-09-16L7161438-5ND
2019-09-16L7161438-32.10 ppt
2019-09-17L7161438-158.30 ppt
2019-12-09L7177094-156.50 ppt
2019-12-09L7177094-137.00 ppt
2019-12-09L7177094-52.00 ppt
2019-12-09L7177094-113.90 ppt
2019-12-09L7177094-74.10 ppt
2019-12-09L7177094-3ND
2019-12-09L7177094-14.50 ppt
2019-12-09L7177094-9ND
2020-03-16L7181821-14.00 ppt
2020-03-16L7181821-32.00 ppt
2020-03-16L7181821-73.80 ppt
2020-03-16L7181821-9ND
2020-03-16L7181821-113.70 ppt
2020-03-16L7181821-135.80 ppt
2020-03-17L7181821-5ND
2020-03-17L7181821-156.30 ppt
2021-03-09630-14480-12.20 ppt
2021-03-09630-14480-37.80 ppt
2021-03-09630-14480-5ND
2021-04-13630-15972-12.20 ppt
2021-04-13630-15972-38.90 ppt
2021-04-13630-15972-56.20 ppt
2021-08-10630-20522-97.30 ppt
2021-08-10630-20522-77.10 ppt
2021-08-10630-20522-36.30 ppt
2021-08-10630-20522-54.40 ppt
2021-08-10630-20522-14.70 ppt
2021-10-05630-22730-36.20 ppt
2021-10-19630-23378-14.60 ppt
2021-10-19630-23378-37.60 ppt
2022-02-01630-26826-12.50 ppt
2022-02-08630-27135-14.90 ppt
2022-03-08630-28617-16.80 ppt
2022-04-05630-30411-32.50 ppt
2022-04-05630-30411-17.50 ppt
2022-05-03630-32531-14.30 ppt
2022-07-05630-38258-17.90 ppt
2022-07-12630-39128-14.40 ppt
2022-07-12630-39128-54.60 ppt
2022-07-12630-39128-36.20 ppt
2022-07-19630-39932-15.30 ppt
2022-10-04630-46709-14.70 ppt
2022-10-11630-47218-14.00 ppt
2022-10-11630-47218-36.20 ppt
2023-01-10630-53127-13.20 ppt
2023-01-10630-53127-37.80 ppt
2023-01-10630-53127-64.80 ppt
2023-04-04630-58553-27.50 ppt
2023-04-25630-59912-34.30 ppt
2023-04-25630-59912-13.00 ppt
2023-06-12105167P9.10 ppt
2023-06-12105164P5.80 ppt
2023-06-12105163PND
2023-06-12105168P4.50 ppt
2023-06-12105162PND
2023-06-12105161P5.50 ppt
2023-07-05630-65521-34.60 ppt
2023-07-05630-65521-53.90 ppt
2023-07-27630-67776-37.30 ppt
2023-07-27630-67776-14.70 ppt
2023-07-31107351R7.30 ppt
2023-07-31107352R5.30 ppt
2023-08-15630-69595-17.40 ppt
2023-10-05630-73449-87.20 ppt
2023-10-05630-73449-15.10 ppt
2023-10-05630-73449-65.50 ppt
2023-10-05630-73449-44.00 ppt
2023-12-11110790P6.00 ppt
2023-12-11110791PND
2023-12-11110789PND
2023-12-11110788P4.50 ppt
2023-12-11110787PND
2023-12-11110786PND
2023-12-11110785PND
2023-12-11110784P4.30 ppt