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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

City of Moses Lake

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.

 

37

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND190ND
2024ND180ND

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
2023-08-234537899ND
2023-08-234522930ND
2023-08-234522932ND
2023-08-234522897ND
2023-08-234522899ND
2023-08-234522924ND
2023-08-234522893ND
2023-08-234522911ND
2023-08-234522912ND
2023-08-234522905ND
2023-08-234522916ND
2023-08-234522920ND
2023-08-234537892ND
2023-08-244522936ND
2023-08-244522937ND
2023-08-244522935ND
2023-08-244522938ND
2023-08-244522939ND
2023-08-244537845ND
2024-02-07WEB0293-04ND
2024-02-07WEB0293-07ND
2024-02-07WEB0293-05ND
2024-02-07WEB0293-02ND
2024-02-07WEB0293-03ND
2024-02-07WEB0293-06ND
2024-02-07WEB0292-01ND
2024-02-07WEB0293-01ND
2024-02-28WEB1088-02ND
2024-02-28WEB1088-01ND
2024-02-28WEB1088-04ND
2024-02-28WEB1088-06ND
2024-02-28WEB1088-07ND
2024-02-28WEB1088-03ND
2024-02-28WEB1088-05ND
2024-04-24WED1165-01ND
2024-05-07WEE0384-01ND
2024-07-23YEG0646-01ND