PFOA · Tennessee
PFOA in Tennessee water
PFOA was detected in 18 of 143 Tennessee cities with a published result, 18 of them above the federal limit.
Where PFOA is found in Tennessee
18 cities above the federal limit
Cities where detected · above the federal limit first
- Bedford County U DAbove reference
- CamdenAbove reference
- ErwinAbove reference
- Hillsville DistrictAbove reference
- La VergneAbove reference
- LewisburgAbove reference
- ManchesterAbove reference
- Marshall B P UAbove reference
- MauryAbove reference
- MurfreesboroAbove reference
- Nolensville-College Grove U DAbove reference
- Ocoee DistrictAbove reference
- Savannah Valley U DAbove reference
- ShelbyvilleAbove reference
- SmyrnaAbove reference
- Spring HillAbove reference
- TullahomaAbove reference
- WilsonAbove reference
Not detected or no usable result: 125 cities
- AlcoaNot detected
- AlgoodNot detected
- Alpha-Talbott DistrictNot detected
- Anderson County W ANot detected
- Arthur-Shawanee DistrictNot detected
- AthensNot detected
- BartlettNot detected
- Bloomingdale DistrictNot detected
- Blountville DistrictNot detected
- Bon Aqua-Lyles U DNot detected
- BrentwoodNot detected
- BristolNot detected
- BrownsvilleNot detected
- Caryville-JacksboroNot detected
- Castalian Springs-Bethpage U DNot detected
- CentervilleNot detected
- ChattanoogaNot detected
- Chuckey DistrictNot detected
- Claiborne DistrictNot detected
- ClarksvilleNot detected
- ClevelandNot detected
- ClintonNot detected
- ColliervilleNot detected
- Columbia Power SNot detected
- Consolidated U D RutherfordNot detected
- CookevilleNot detected
- CovingtonNot detected
- CrossvilleNot detected
- Cumberland DistrictNot detected
- Cumberland Plateau W ANot detected
- Cunningham DistrictNot detected
- DaytonNot detected
- Dekalb DistrictNot detected
- Dickson CountyNot detected
- DyersburgNot detected
- East Montgomery U DNot detected
- Eastside DistrictNot detected
- ElizabethtonNot detected
- EtowahNot detected
- FayettevilleNot detected
- Fentress County U DNot detected
- First U D Hawkins CountyNot detected
- First U D Knox CountyNot detected
- FranklinNot detected
- GallatinNot detected
- GermantownNot detected
- Gladeville DistrictNot detected
- Glen Hills DistrictNot detected
- GreenevilleNot detected
- H B T S DistrictNot detected
- Hallsdale-Powell U DNot detected
- Harpeth Valley U DNot detected
- HarrimanNot detected
- Hartsville-Trousdale W S U DNot detected
- Hendersonville U DNot detected
- Hixson DistrictNot detected
- HohenwaldNot detected
- Huntsville DistrictNot detected
- JacksonNot detected
- Johnson CityNot detected
- JonesboroughNot detected
- KingsportNot detected
- KingstonNot detected
- Knox-Chapman DistrictNot detected
- KnoxvilleNot detected
- LafayetteNot detected
- LafolletteNot detected
- Laguardo DistrictNot detected
- LawrenceburgNot detected
- LebanonNot detected
- Lenoir CityNot detected
- Lexington SNot detected
- Lincoln B P UNot detected
- LivingstonNot detected
- LoudonNot detected
- Luttrell-Blaine-Corryton U DNot detected
- Madison Suburban U DNot detected
- MadisonvilleNot detected
- Mallory Valley U DNot detected
- MartinNot detected
- Maryville W SNot detected
- McMinnvilleNot detected
- MemphisNot detected
- MilanNot detected
- Milcrofton DistrictNot detected
- Morristown CommisNot detected
- MunfordNot detected
- NashvilleNot detected
- NewportNot detected
- Northeast Knox U DNot detected
- Northwest DistrictNot detected
- O'Connor DistrictNot detected
- Oak RidgeNot detected
- OaklandNot detected
- Oneida W S CommNot detected
- Paris B P UNot detected
- Pigeon ForgeNot detected
- Plateau DistrictNot detected
- Pleasant View DistrictNot detected
- Poplar Grove DistrictNot detected
- PortlandNot detected
- PulaskiNot detected
- Rockwood GasNot detected
- RogersvilleNot detected
- Russellville Whitesburg U DNot detected
- SavannahNot detected
- SelmerNot detected
- SeviervilleNot detected
- Shady Grove DistrictNot detected
- South Blount DistrictNot detected
- SpartaNot detected
- SpringfieldNot detected
- SweetNot detected
- Tellico AreaNot detected
- Tuckaleechee DistrictNot detected
- Union CityNot detected
- Warren County DistrictNot detected
- Watts Bar DistrictNot detected
- West Knox DistrictNot detected
- West Warren-Viola U DNot detected
- West Wilson DistrictNot detected
- White House DistrictNot detected
- WinchesterNot detected
- WoodburyNot detected
- Woodlawn DistrictNot 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 →