PFOA in New Jersey water
PFOA was detected in 104 of 161 New Jersey cities with a published result, 104 of them with a sample above a 2024 EPA limit.
104 cities with a sample above a 2024 EPA limit
- Atlantic CityAbove reference
- BayonneAbove reference
- BelmarAbove reference
- BerlinAbove reference
- Brick TownshipAbove reference
- Burlington Twp WAbove reference
- CaldwellAbove reference
- CamdenAbove reference
- CarteretAbove reference
- Cedar GroveAbove reference
- ClintonAbove reference
- Denville TwpAbove reference
- DoverAbove reference
- East BrunswickAbove reference
- East Hanover TwpAbove reference
- East OrangeAbove reference
- EdisonAbove reference
- ElizabethAbove reference
- Elmwood ParkAbove reference
- Fair LawnAbove reference
- Florence Twp WAbove reference
- Florham ParkAbove reference
- FranklinAbove reference
- GarfieldAbove reference
- GlassboroAbove reference
- HaledonAbove reference
- Hamilton SquareAbove reference
- Hamilton TownshipAbove reference
- HarrisonAbove reference
- Highland ParkAbove reference
- HobokenAbove reference
- HopatcongAbove reference
- Jersey CityAbove reference
- KeansburgAbove reference
- KearnyAbove reference
- Lake HopatcongAbove reference
- LakewoodAbove reference
- Lakewood TwpAbove reference
- Lincoln ParkAbove reference
- LindenwoldAbove reference
- Livingston Twp DivAbove reference
- LodiAbove reference
- LyndhurstAbove reference
- MadisonAbove reference
- MahwahAbove reference
- Manchester Twp - WesternAbove reference
- Mantua TownshipAbove reference
- Maple ShadeAbove reference
- MarlboroAbove reference
- Merchantville PennsaukenAbove reference
- MillvilleAbove reference
- Monroe TwpAbove reference
- Montville TwpAbove reference
- Moorestown-LenolaAbove reference
- MorristownAbove reference
- Mt Laurel TwpAbove reference
- New BrunswickAbove reference
- NewarkAbove reference
- North ArlingtonAbove reference
- Oak RidgeAbove reference
- OaklandAbove reference
- Old BridgeAbove reference
- OrangeAbove reference
- Park RidgeAbove reference
- ParsippanyAbove reference
- PatersonAbove reference
- PennsvilleAbove reference
- Perth AmboyAbove reference
- PlainfieldAbove reference
- PleasantvilleAbove reference
- Point PleasantAbove reference
- Point Pleasant BeachAbove reference
- Pompton LakesAbove reference
- PreaknessAbove reference
- RahwayAbove reference
- RamseyAbove reference
- Red BankAbove reference
- RidgewoodAbove reference
- RingwoodAbove reference
- Rockaway TwpAbove reference
- Saddle BrookAbove reference
- SayrevilleAbove reference
- SicklervilleAbove reference
- South Brunswick Twp W DiAbove reference
- South OrangeAbove reference
- South RiverAbove reference
- Sparta Twp - Lake MohawkAbove reference
- SummitAbove reference
- Toms RiverAbove reference
- TotowaAbove reference
- Union CityAbove reference
- Upper MontclairAbove reference
- VeronaAbove reference
- VinelandAbove reference
- WaldwickAbove reference
- Wall TwpAbove reference
- WallingtonAbove reference
- WanaqueAbove reference
- WashingtonAbove reference
- West FreeholdAbove reference
- WilliamstownAbove reference
- WillingboroAbove reference
- Winslow Twp DmuAbove reference
- Woodland ParkAbove reference
Not detected or no usable result: 57 cities
- Avalon AgeNot detected
- Barnegat TwpNot detected
- Beach HavenNot detected
- BeachwoodNot detected
- BellevilleNot detected
- BellmawrNot detected
- Berkeley TwpNot detected
- BloomfieldNot detected
- BordentownNot detected
- BridgetonNot detected
- BrigantineNot detected
- Browns MillsNot detected
- BurlingtonNot detected
- Cape May UNot detected
- ChathamNot detected
- CollingswoodNot detected
- Deptford TwpNot detected
- EveshamNot detected
- FreeholdNot detected
- Gloucester CityNot detected
- HackettstownNot detected
- HammontonNot detected
- HawthorneNot detected
- Jackson TwpNot detected
- Lacey TwpNot detected
- LavalletteNot detected
- Little Egg Harbor Twp MuNot detected
- Long Beach Twp Brant BeaNot detected
- LongportNot detected
- Lower TwpNot detected
- ManasquanNot detected
- Manchester Twp - EasternNot detected
- Margate CityNot detected
- Medford Twp MuniNot detected
- North Brunswick WNot detected
- Ocean AcresNot detected
- Ocean CityNot detected
- Ocean TwpNot detected
- PhillipsburgNot detected
- Pine HillNot detected
- Pompton PlainsNot detected
- Randolph TwpNot detected
- Sea Isle CityNot detected
- Seaside Heights DeNot detected
- Seaside ParkNot detected
- Ship Bottom DepartNot detected
- Spring LakeNot detected
- Stone HarborNot detected
- SuccasunnaNot detected
- Surf CityNot detected
- TrentonNot detected
- Ventnor CityNot detected
- West Deptford TwpNot detected
- WestmontNot detected
- WildwoodNot detected
- WindsorNot detected
- WoodburyNot 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. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation.
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 →