PFOA in West Virginia water
PFOA was detected in 4 of 17 West Virginia cities with a published result, 4 of them above the federal limit.
4 cities above the federal limit
- BridgeportAbove reference
- Lubeck PsdAbove reference
- ParkersburgAbove reference
- Weirton AreaAbove reference
Not detected or no usable result: 13 cities
- Berkeley County Pswd-Potomac RiverNot detected
- Charles TownNot detected
- ClarksburgNot detected
- FairmontNot detected
- KenovaNot detected
- LewisburgNot detected
- Logan County Psd - NorthernNot detected
- MartinsburgNot detected
- MorgantownNot detected
- Putnam P S DNot detected
- St. AlbansNot detected
- ViennaNot detected
- WheelingNot 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.
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