PFOA in Kansas water
PFOA was detected in 1 of 30 Kansas cities with a published result, 1 of them above the federal limit.
1 city above the federal limit
Not detected or no usable result: 29 cities
- Arkansas CityNot detected
- AtchisonNot detected
- DerbyNot detected
- District 1 JohnsonNot detected
- Dodge CityNot detected
- El DoradoNot detected
- EmporiaNot detected
- Fort Leavenworth American EntNot detected
- Garden CityNot detected
- GardnerNot detected
- HaysNot detected
- HaysvilleNot detected
- HutchinsonNot detected
- Junction CityNot detected
- Kansas CityNot detected
- LawrenceNot detected
- LiberalNot detected
- ManhattanNot detected
- McPhersonNot detected
- Miami RwdNot detected
- NewtonNot detected
- OlatheNot detected
- OttawaNot detected
- PittsburgNot detected
- SalinaNot detected
- Shawnee Rwd 4cNot detected
- TopekaNot detected
- WichitaNot detected
- WinfieldNot 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 →