PFOA in Louisiana water
PFOA was detected in 4 of 64 Louisiana cities with a published result, 3 of them above the federal limit.
3 cities above the federal limit
Not detected or no usable result: 60 cities
- AbbevilleNot detected
- AlexandriaNot detected
- Assumption Parish DistrictNot detected
- BakerNot detected
- Baton RougeNot detected
- Beauregard DistNot detected
- Belle Chasse DistrictNot detected
- BlanchardNot detected
- BogalusaNot detected
- Bossier CityNot detected
- Breaux BridgeNot detected
- Buckeye DistrictNot detected
- Calcasieu Parish Dist 9 CarlyssNot detected
- Calcasieu Parish District NoNot detected
- CarencroNot detected
- CovingtonNot detected
- Denham SpringsNot detected
- DeRidderNot detected
- E Jefferson DistrictNot detected
- East Feliciana RuralNot detected
- GonzalesNot detected
- GretnaNot detected
- HammondNot detected
- LafayetteNot detected
- Lafourche DistrictNot detected
- Lake CharlesNot detected
- LeesvilleNot detected
- Lpwd SouthNot detected
- Lpwdn North RegionNot detected
- MandevilleNot detected
- MindenNot detected
- MonroeNot detected
- Morgan CityNot detected
- NatchitochesNot detected
- OpelousasNot detected
- PinevilleNot detected
- Pointe Coupee DistrictNot detected
- Port Sulphur DistrictNot detected
- Rapides Parish DistrictNot detected
- RayneNot detected
- RustonNot detected
- ShreveportNot detected
- SlidellNot detected
- St Bernard ParishNot detected
- St Charles ParishNot detected
- St John DistrictNot detected
- St Tam Parish - Briarwood TerraceNot detected
- St Tam Parish- Bedico -Faubourg-CoquilleNot detected
- SulphurNot detected
- Tangipahoa Parish DistrictNot detected
- ThibodauxNot detected
- Vermilion DistrictNot detected
- VillageNot detected
- W Jefferson DistrictNot detected
- WalkerNot detected
- Ward II DistrictNot detected
- West Baton Rouge DistrictNot detected
- West Feliciana Consol Wwks DistrictNot detected
- West MonroeNot detected
- ZacharyNot 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 →