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N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)

Veolia Water Pa Dallas

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.

 

20

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND200ND

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
2023-04-10103267PND
2023-04-10103273PND
2023-04-10103272PND
2023-04-10103269PND
2023-04-10103271PND
2023-04-10103270PND
2023-07-11106403RND
2023-07-2629515720.00ND
2023-07-2629515763.00ND
2023-07-2629515806.00ND
2023-07-2629515849.00ND
2023-07-2629515892.00ND
2023-08-2329715708.00ND
2023-10-09109046PND
2023-10-09109045PND
2023-10-09109047PND
2023-10-09109044PND
2023-10-09109048PND
2023-10-09109043PND
2023-10-09109049PND