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N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)

Washington Township Mua-schoo

N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) is a member of a group of perfluorinated chemicals used in many consumer products. NMeFOSAA 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.

 

40

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
2019ND160ND
2020ND80ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND160ND

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 NMeFOSAA 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
2019-09-16L7161438-3ND
2019-09-16L7161438-5ND
2019-09-16L7161438-7ND
2019-09-16L7161438-9ND
2019-09-16L7161438-11ND
2019-09-16L7161438-13ND
2019-09-16L7161438-1ND
2019-09-17L7161438-15ND
2019-12-09L7177094-3ND
2019-12-09L7177094-15ND
2019-12-09L7177094-13ND
2019-12-09L7177094-11ND
2019-12-09L7177094-9ND
2019-12-09L7177094-7ND
2019-12-09L7177094-5ND
2019-12-09L7177094-1ND
2020-03-16L7181821-11ND
2020-03-16L7181821-13ND
2020-03-16L7181821-9ND
2020-03-16L7181821-3ND
2020-03-16L7181821-1ND
2020-03-16L7181821-7ND
2020-03-17L7181821-5ND
2020-03-17L7181821-15ND
2023-06-12105162PND
2023-06-12105168PND
2023-06-12105163PND
2023-06-12105164PND
2023-06-12105165PND
2023-06-12105166PND
2023-07-31107332RND
2023-07-31107331RND
2023-12-11110791PND
2023-12-11110790PND
2023-12-11110789PND
2023-12-11110788PND
2023-12-11110787PND
2023-12-11110786PND
2023-12-11110785PND
2023-12-11110784PND