PFOA · Massachusetts
PFOA in Massachusetts water
PFOA was detected in 66 of 162 Massachusetts cities with a published result, 64 of them above the federal limit.
Where PFOA is found in Massachusetts
64 cities above the federal limit
Cities where detected · above the federal limit first
- Abington/Rockland Joint WtrAbove reference
- Acton DistrictAbove reference
- AttleboroAbove reference
- Auburn DistrictAbove reference
- BellinghamAbove reference
- BillericaAbove reference
- BraintreeAbove reference
- BridgewaterAbove reference
- CambridgeAbove reference
- CantonAbove reference
- Centerville Osterville Marstons Mills WdAbove reference
- Chelmsford DistrictAbove reference
- ConcordAbove reference
- DartmouthAbove reference
- Dedham Westwood DistAbove reference
- Dracut DistrictAbove reference
- DuxburyAbove reference
- East BridgewaterAbove reference
- Easton DivAbove reference
- FitchburgAbove reference
- FoxboroAbove reference
- FranklinAbove reference
- Grafton DistrictAbove reference
- HanoverAbove reference
- HolbrookAbove reference
- HoldenAbove reference
- HollistonAbove reference
- HopkintonAbove reference
- Ipswich DpuAbove reference
- LeominsterAbove reference
- LowellAbove reference
- Lynn CommAbove reference
- MansfieldAbove reference
- MarshfieldAbove reference
- MaynardAbove reference
- MedfieldAbove reference
- MedwayAbove reference
- MiddleboroughAbove reference
- MilfordAbove reference
- NatickAbove reference
- NeedhamAbove reference
- North AdamsAbove reference
- NortonAbove reference
- NorwellAbove reference
- PeabodyAbove reference
- RandolphAbove reference
- Raynham Center DistrictAbove reference
- ScituateAbove reference
- SharonAbove reference
- ShrewsburyAbove reference
- StoughtonAbove reference
- Sudbury DistrictAbove reference
- Swansea DistrictAbove reference
- TewksburyAbove reference
- WakefieldAbove reference
- WareAbove reference
- WaylandAbove reference
- WebsterAbove reference
- Weir RiverAbove reference
- WellesleyAbove reference
- WestboroughAbove reference
- WestfordAbove reference
- WoburnAbove reference
- WrenthamAbove reference
- MethuenDetected
- WalpoleDetected
Not detected or no usable result: 96 cities
- AgawamNot detected
- Amesbury DivNot detected
- AmherstNot detected
- AndoverNot detected
- Arlington (Mwra)Not detected
- Ash/Win JointNot detected
- AshlandNot detected
- AtholNot detected
- BedfordNot detected
- Belmont (Mwra)Not detected
- BeverlyNot detected
- BostonNot detected
- Bourne DistrictNot detected
- BrewsterNot detected
- BrocktonNot detected
- BrooklineNot detected
- BurlingtonNot detected
- ChathamNot detected
- Chelsea (Mwra)Not detected
- Chicopee (Mwra)Not detected
- ClintonNot detected
- DanversNot detected
- Dennis DistrictNot detected
- EasthamptonNot detected
- Everett (Mwra)Not detected
- FairhavenNot detected
- Fall RiverNot detected
- FalmouthNot detected
- Framingham (Mwra)Not detected
- GardnerNot detected
- GloucesterNot detected
- GreenfieldNot detected
- HarwichNot detected
- HaverhillNot detected
- HolyokeNot detected
- HudsonNot detected
- Hyannis Town BarnstableNot detected
- KingstonNot detected
- LawrenceNot detected
- Lexington (Mwra)Not detected
- LongmeadowNot detected
- LongmeadowNot detected
- Malden (Mwra)Not detected
- Marblehead (Mwra)Not detected
- Marlborough Div (Mwra)Not detected
- Mashpee DistrictNot detected
- Mattapoisett River Valley W DNot detected
- Medford (Mwra)Not detected
- Melrose (Mwra)Not detected
- Milton (Mwra)Not detected
- New BedfordNot detected
- NewburyportNot detected
- Newton (Mwra)Not detected
- NorthamptonNot detected
- Northborough (Mwra)Not detected
- Norwood (Mwra)Not detected
- Oak Bluffs DistrictNot detected
- OrleansNot detected
- PembrokeNot detected
- Pittsfield DpuNot detected
- PlymouthNot detected
- ProvincetownNot detected
- Quincy (Mwra)Not detected
- ReadingNot detected
- Reading (Mwra)Not detected
- Revere (Mwra)Not detected
- RockportNot detected
- SalemNot detected
- Sandwich DistrictNot detected
- Saugus (Mwra)Not detected
- Seekonk DistrictNot detected
- SomersetNot detected
- Somerville (Mwra)Not detected
- South Hadley Fd #1 (Mwra)Not detected
- Southborough (Mwra)Not detected
- SouthbridgeNot detected
- SpringfieldNot detected
- Stoneham (Mwra Supply)Not detected
- Swampscott (Mwra)Not detected
- TauntonNot detected
- Upper Cape CooperativeNot detected
- UxbridgeNot detected
- WalthamNot detected
- WannacometNot detected
- Wareham Fire DistrictNot detected
- WatertownNot detected
- West Springfield DpwNot detected
- WestfieldNot detected
- WestonNot detected
- WeymouthNot detected
- WhitmanNot detected
- WilmingtonNot detected
- WinchesterNot detected
- Winthrop (Mwra)Not detected
- WorcesterNot detected
- YarmouthNot 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.
Treatment, if a finding establishes a need
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.
What does not help
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.
Order of operations
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 →