PFOA in Oregon water
PFOA was detected in 2 of 65 Oregon 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: 63 cities
- AlbanyNot detected
- AshlandNot detected
- AstoriaNot detected
- Baker CityNot detected
- BeavertonNot detected
- CanbyNot detected
- Central PointNot detected
- Clackamas RiverNot detected
- Clackamas River - ClairmontNot detected
- Coos BayNot detected
- CorneliusNot detected
- CorvallisNot detected
- Cottage GroveNot detected
- DallasNot detected
- Deschutes Valley DistNot detected
- EugeneNot detected
- FairviewNot detected
- Forest GroveNot detected
- GladstoneNot detected
- Grants PassNot detected
- GreshamNot detected
- Happy ValleyNot detected
- HermistonNot detected
- HillsboroNot detected
- IndependenceNot detected
- KeizerNot detected
- Klamath FallsNot detected
- La GrandeNot detected
- Lake OswegoNot detected
- LebanonNot detected
- Lincoln CityNot detected
- McMinnvilleNot detected
- MedfordNot detected
- MilwaukieNot detected
- MolallaNot detected
- MonmouthNot detected
- NewbergNot detected
- NewportNot detected
- Oak GroveNot detected
- OntarioNot detected
- Oregon CityNot detected
- PendletonNot detected
- PortlandNot detected
- PrinevilleNot detected
- RedmondNot detected
- RockwoodNot detected
- RoseburgNot detected
- SalemNot detected
- SandyNot detected
- SherwoodNot detected
- SilvertonNot detected
- St. HelensNot detected
- Suburban East Salem WdNot detected
- Sweet HomeNot detected
- The DallesNot detected
- TigardNot detected
- TroutdaleNot detected
- TualatinNot detected
- Tualatin Valley DistrictNot detected
- West LinnNot detected
- West Slope DistrictNot detected
- WilsonvilleNot detected
- WoodburnNot 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 →