PFHxS in Iowa water
PFHxS was detected in 3 of 40 Iowa cities with a published result, 3 of them with a sample above a 2024 EPA limit.
3 cities with a sample above a 2024 EPA limit
Not detected or no usable result: 37 cities
- AltoonaNot detected
- AmesNot detected
- AnkenyNot detected
- BooneNot detected
- BurlingtonNot detected
- CarrollNot detected
- Cedar FallsNot detected
- Cedar RapidsNot detected
- ClintonNot detected
- CliveNot detected
- CoralvilleNot detected
- Council BluffsNot detected
- DavenportNot detected
- Des MoinesNot detected
- DubuqueNot detected
- Fort DodgeNot detected
- Ft Madison MuniNot detected
- GrimesNot detected
- IndianolaNot detected
- Iowa CityNot detected
- JohnstonNot detected
- Le MarsNot detected
- MarionNot detected
- MarshalltownNot detected
- Mason CityNot detected
- MuscatineNot detected
- NewtonNot detected
- North LibertyNot detected
- NorwalkNot detected
- OskaloosaNot detected
- OttumwaNot detected
- PellaNot detected
- SpencerNot detected
- Storm LakeNot detected
- UrbandaleNot detected
- WaukeeNot detected
- West Des MoinesNot detected
Values are from the published EPA record; a contaminant that was never tested is shown as pending, never as a pass. A system-level result, not a measurement of any single home. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation.
What can carry a PFHxS reduction claim
- Reverse osmosis
Semi-permeable membrane separation removing dissolved minerals, heavy metals, and persistent fluorinated chemicals down to 0.0001 microns.
- Activated carbon (GAC)
Highly porous adsorption media targeting chlorine, disinfection byproducts, volatile organic compounds, and organic chemicals.
- Anion exchange
Synthetic polyvalent resin beads that exchange unwanted dissolved ionic contaminants for harmless benchmark ions.
Boiling does not remove a dissolved chemical compound and can concentrate it. Many pitcher and refrigerator filters carry no verified claim for a compound like this at all.
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