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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

New York American Water - Lynbrook

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.

MORE ABOUT THIS CONTAMINANT

 

70

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND370ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND10ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND280ND

ppt = parts per trillion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.007 ppt

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.007 ppt for PFOA was proposed by California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 4 ppt

ppt = parts per trillion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-05-0525664001ND
2014-05-0525666201ND
2014-05-0625665601ND
2014-05-0725664401ND
2014-05-0725666101ND
2014-05-1225664201ND
2014-05-1225665201ND
2014-05-1325664601ND
2014-05-1425662601ND
2014-05-1425663601ND
2014-05-1925661701ND
2014-05-1925662401ND
2014-05-1926051901ND
2014-05-2025663801ND
2014-05-2025666401ND
2014-05-2225663401ND
2014-06-1825662801ND
2014-06-1825664801ND
2014-06-1825663001ND
2014-06-3025665401ND
2014-06-3025665801ND
2014-11-0627542601ND
2014-11-0727540201ND
2014-11-0727543201ND
2014-11-1227543101ND
2014-11-1327542201ND
2014-11-1327541201ND
2014-11-1427540801ND
2014-11-1427542401ND
2014-11-2027539801ND
2014-11-2027538801ND
2014-11-2127539601ND
2014-11-2127541601ND
2014-12-0227541001ND
2014-12-0327540601ND
2014-12-0327543401ND
2014-12-0427546001ND
2015-09-1130377901ND
2015-09-1430378101ND
2015-10-0927541801ND
2015-11-133364539ND
2016-01-2731295701ND
2019-07-0843883301ND
2019-07-0843883201ND
2019-07-0843883501ND
2019-07-0843883401ND
2019-07-0943883701ND
2019-07-0943883801ND
2019-07-0943883901ND
2019-07-0943883601ND
2019-07-1143884301ND
2019-07-1143884201ND
2019-07-1143884001ND
2019-07-1143884101ND
2019-07-2645961701ND
2019-07-2645961601ND
2019-07-2645961201ND
2019-07-2645961401ND
2019-07-2645961301ND
2019-07-2645961501ND
2019-07-2945960801ND
2019-07-2945961101ND
2019-07-2945961001ND
2019-07-3145960901ND
2019-07-3145960701ND
2019-07-3145960601ND
2019-08-0946215001ND
2019-08-0946214901ND
2019-08-2646214801ND
2019-09-3046214601ND