PFOA in Idaho water
PFOA was not detected in any of the 21 Idaho cities with a published result. Not detected is not the same as never tested: cities without a result are not listed.
Not detected in 21 cities with a result
- AmmonNot detected
- BlackfootNot detected
- BoiseNot detected
- CaldwellNot detected
- ChubbuckNot detected
- Coeur D'AleneNot detected
- Garden CityNot detected
- Idaho FallsNot detected
- JeromeNot detected
- KunaNot detected
- LewistonNot detected
- MiddletonNot detected
- MoscowNot detected
- Mountain HomeNot detected
- NampaNot detected
- PocatelloNot detected
- Post FallsNot detected
- RathdrumNot detected
- RexburgNot detected
- SandpointNot detected
- Twin FallsNot 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.
What can carry a PFOA 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.
A finding establishes the need, the need names the capability, the capability requires a verified certification. No product appears before that sequence completes. Filter Finder →