PFOA in New Mexico water
PFOA was detected in 2 of 30 New Mexico cities with a published result, 2 of them with a sample above a 2024 EPA limit.
2 cities with a sample above a 2024 EPA limit
Not detected or no usable result: 28 cities
- AlbuquerqueNot detected
- ArtesiaNot detected
- BelenNot detected
- BernalilloNot detected
- CarlsbadNot detected
- ChaparralNot detected
- ClovisNot detected
- DemingNot detected
- Dona Ana MdwcaNot detected
- EspañOlaNot detected
- FarmingtonNot detected
- GallupNot detected
- GrantsNot detected
- Las CrucesNot detected
- Las Vegas (City Of)Not detected
- Los AlamosNot detected
- Los LunasNot detected
- LovingtonNot detected
- Lower Rio Grande Pwwa South ValleyNot detected
- Moongate WestNot detected
- PortalesNot detected
- Rio RanchoNot detected
- RoswellNot detected
- RuidosoNot detected
- Santa Fe (City Of)Not detected
- Silver CityNot detected
- SocorroNot detected
- Sunland ParkNot 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 →