PFOA in Michigan water
PFOA was detected in 2 of 131 Michigan cities with a published result, 1 of them above the federal limit.
1 city above the federal limit
Not detected or no usable result: 129 cities
- AdrianNot detected
- Allen ParkNot detected
- AllendaleNot detected
- AlpenaNot detected
- Ann ArborNot detected
- Auburn HillsNot detected
- BangorNot detected
- Battle Creek - VeronaNot detected
- Bay CityNot detected
- BerkleyNot detected
- Beverly HillsNot detected
- Big RapidsNot detected
- BirminghamNot detected
- Blackman TownshipNot detected
- Bloomfield TownshipNot detected
- BridgeportNot detected
- BrightonNot detected
- Brownstown TownshipNot detected
- BurtonNot detected
- CadillacNot detected
- Canton TownshipNot detected
- Charter Township DeltaNot detected
- Charter Township Grand BlancNot detected
- Chesterfield TownshipNot detected
- ClawsonNot detected
- ClintonNot detected
- ColdwaterNot detected
- Commerce TownshipNot detected
- DearbornNot detected
- Dearborn HeightsNot detected
- DetroitNot detected
- East Grand RapidsNot detected
- East LansingNot detected
- EastpointeNot detected
- EscanabaNot detected
- FarmingtonNot detected
- Farmington HillsNot detected
- FentonNot detected
- FerndaleNot detected
- Flat RockNot detected
- FlintNot detected
- FraserNot detected
- Frenchtown TownshipNot detected
- GainesNot detected
- Garden CityNot detected
- Garfield Charter TownshipNot detected
- Genesee CountyNot detected
- Georgetown TownshipNot detected
- Grand HavenNot detected
- Grand RapidsNot detected
- GrandvilleNot detected
- Grosse Ile TownshipNot detected
- Grosse Pointe ParkNot detected
- Grosse Pointe WoodsNot detected
- HamtramckNot detected
- Harper WoodsNot detected
- HarrisonNot detected
- Hazel ParkNot detected
- HollandNot detected
- Holland Township ConsolidatedNot detected
- Huron TwpNot detected
- InksterNot detected
- JacksonNot detected
- KentwoodNot detected
- Lansing LightNot detected
- Lincoln ParkNot detected
- LivoniaNot detected
- Macomb TownshipNot detected
- Madison HeightsNot detected
- MarquetteNot detected
- MelvindaleNot detected
- Meridian TownshipNot detected
- MhogNot detected
- Michigan State UniversityNot detected
- MidlandNot detected
- Midland County Dist NoNot detected
- MonroeNot detected
- Monroe South CountyNot detected
- Mount ClemensNot detected
- Mount PleasantNot detected
- MuskegonNot detected
- New BaltimoreNot detected
- NorthvilleNot detected
- Norton ShoresNot detected
- NoviNot detected
- Oak ParkNot detected
- Orion TownshipNot detected
- OwossoNot detected
- OxfordNot detected
- Pittsfield TownshipNot detected
- Plainfield TownshipNot detected
- PlymouthNot detected
- PontiacNot detected
- Port HuronNot detected
- PortageNot detected
- Redford TownshipNot detected
- RiverviewNot detected
- Rochester HillsNot detected
- RomulusNot detected
- RosevilleNot detected
- Royal OakNot detected
- SaginawNot detected
- Saginaw Charter TownshipNot detected
- Sault Ste. MarieNot detected
- ShelbyNot detected
- South LyonNot detected
- SouthfieldNot detected
- SouthgateNot detected
- Southwest Michigan Sanitary SewNot detected
- St. Clair ShoresNot detected
- Sterling HeightsNot detected
- SturgisNot detected
- Summit TownshipNot detected
- TaylorNot detected
- Thomas TownshipNot detected
- Traverse CityNot detected
- TrentonNot detected
- Union TownshipNot detected
- Van Buren TownshipNot detected
- WarrenNot detected
- Washington TownshipNot detected
- Waterford TownshipNot detected
- West Bloomfield TownshipNot detected
- WestlandNot detected
- WixomNot detected
- WoodhavenNot detected
- WyandotteNot detected
- WyomingNot detected
- Ypsilanti CommunityNot 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 →