PFOA in Kentucky water
PFOA was detected in 9 of 75 Kentucky cities with a published result, 9 of them above the federal limit.
9 cities above the federal limit
- CorbinAbove reference
- Daviess DistrictAbove reference
- GeorgetownAbove reference
- Hardin County DistrictAbove reference
- North Nelson DistrictAbove reference
- North Shelby DistrictAbove reference
- OwensboroAbove reference
- PaducahAbove reference
- TaylorsvilleAbove reference
Not detected or no usable result: 66 cities
- Allen County DistrictNot detected
- AshlandNot detected
- BarbourvilleNot detected
- BardstownNot detected
- Barkley Lake DistrictNot detected
- Bath County DistrictNot detected
- Big Sandy DistrictNot detected
- Boone DistrictNot detected
- Bowling GreenNot detected
- Bullock Pen DistrictNot detected
- CampbellsvilleNot detected
- Christian DistrictNot detected
- Columbia/Adair DistrictNot detected
- DanvilleNot detected
- East Casey DistrictNot detected
- East Laurel DistrictNot detected
- Edmonson DistrictNot detected
- EubankNot detected
- FlorenceNot detected
- FranklinNot detected
- GraysonNot detected
- Grayson County DistrictNot detected
- Green River Valley DistrictNot detected
- Green Taylor DistrictNot detected
- GreenupNot detected
- HazardNot detected
- Henderson /NorthNot detected
- Henderson County DistrictNot detected
- Henry County DistrictNot detected
- Hopkinsville EnvironmentNot detected
- LagrangeNot detected
- Laurel DistrictNot detected
- LawrenceburgNot detected
- Madison DistrictNot detected
- Madisonville LightNot detected
- ManchesterNot detected
- Marion County DistrictNot detected
- Mayfield ElectricNot detected
- MaysvilleNot detected
- Mccreary County DistrictNot detected
- Meade County DistrictNot detected
- MonticelloNot detected
- Mountain DistNot detected
- Mt SterlingNot detected
- Muhlenberg DistrictNot detected
- MurrayNot detected
- NicholasvilleNot detected
- North Marshall DistrictNot detected
- Northern Kentucky DistrictNot detected
- Ohio County DistrictNot detected
- Oldham County DistrictNot detected
- PaintsvilleNot detected
- ParisNot detected
- PinevilleNot detected
- PrestonsburgNot detected
- Rattlesnake Ridge DistrictNot detected
- RichmondNot detected
- ShelbyvilleNot detected
- SomersetNot detected
- Southern DistrictNot detected
- Southern Madison DistrictNot detected
- SpringfieldNot detected
- VersaillesNot detected
- Warren County DistrictNot detected
- Western Pulaski DistrictNot detected
- Wood Creek DistrictNot 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 →