PFOS · Florida
PFOS in Florida water
PFOS was detected in 87 of 179 Florida cities with a published result, 87 of them above the federal limit.
Where PFOS is found in Florida
87 cities above the federal limit
Cities where detected · above the federal limit first
- Apopka City (5 Wtps)Above reference
- Avon ParkAbove reference
- Barefoot BayAbove reference
- Bcwws 1aAbove reference
- Bcwws 2aAbove reference
- Bcwws 3aAbove reference
- Bcwws 3b/CAbove reference
- Boca RatonAbove reference
- Boynton BeachAbove reference
- Charlotte CountyAbove reference
- Citrus Utl/Charles A BlackAbove reference
- ClearwaterAbove reference
- Coconut CreekAbove reference
- Coral SpringsAbove reference
- Dade CityAbove reference
- Dania BeachAbove reference
- Deerfield BeachAbove reference
- DeLandAbove reference
- Delray BeachAbove reference
- DeltonaAbove reference
- Emerald Coast (Ecua)Above reference
- Eustis City (4 Wtps)Above reference
- Florida CityAbove reference
- Fort LauderdaleAbove reference
- Ft PierceAbove reference
- Hallandale BeachAbove reference
- Hcwrd/SeaboardAbove reference
- Hcwrd/South-CentralAbove reference
- Hernando Utl-WestAbove reference
- HialeahAbove reference
- Hialeah GardensAbove reference
- HollywoodAbove reference
- HomesteadAbove reference
- ImmokaleeAbove reference
- Lake WalesAbove reference
- Lake Worth BeachAbove reference
- LauderhillAbove reference
- Lee CountyAbove reference
- LeesburgAbove reference
- Marco Island (City Of)Above reference
- MargateAbove reference
- Mdwasa/RexAbove reference
- MiamiAbove reference
- Miami BeachAbove reference
- Minneola (2 Wps)Above reference
- NaplesAbove reference
- North LauderdaleAbove reference
- North MiamiAbove reference
- North Miami BeachAbove reference
- North PortAbove reference
- NortheastAbove reference
- Oakland ParkAbove reference
- Ocala City (2 Wtps)Above reference
- Ocoee City (2 Wps)Above reference
- Ocud/Western Wtr Sys (5 Wps)Above reference
- Opa-LockaAbove reference
- Orange CityAbove reference
- Palm BayAbove reference
- Palm Beach CountyAbove reference
- Palm SpringsAbove reference
- Pcud-Pasco CountyAbove reference
- Pembroke PinesAbove reference
- PompanoAbove reference
- Riviera Beach DistrictAbove reference
- Sanford City (2 Wps)Above reference
- SebringAbove reference
- SopchoppyAbove reference
- South MartinAbove reference
- Sunrise SpringtreeAbove reference
- TallahasseeAbove reference
- Tamarac (West)Above reference
- TampaAbove reference
- Tarpon SpringsAbove reference
- Temple TerraceAbove reference
- TequestaAbove reference
- TitusvilleAbove reference
- Toho WesternAbove reference
- Vc/SouthwestAbove reference
- Vero BeachAbove reference
- Villages Lake Sumter Wtps 1 3Above reference
- West Side ConsolidatedAbove reference
- Wildwood City (7 Wps)Above reference
- Wilton ManorsAbove reference
- Winter Garden (3 Wps)Above reference
- Winter HavenAbove reference
- Winter Springs City (3 Wps)Above reference
- ZephyrhillsAbove reference
Not detected or no usable result: 92 cities
- Altamonte Springs (2 Wps)Not detected
- Atlantic BeachNot detected
- AuburndaleNot detected
- BartowNot detected
- Bay CountyNot detected
- Bonita SpringsNot detected
- BradentonNot detected
- BrooksvilleNot detected
- CallawayNot detected
- Cape CoralNot detected
- Casselberry City (3 Wps)Not detected
- CentralNot detected
- Clermont City (2 Wps)Not detected
- Clermont East (2 Wps)Not detected
- CocoaNot detected
- Cooper CityNot detected
- CrestviewNot detected
- Davie Town 3Not detected
- Daytona BeachNot detected
- Defuniak Springs W/SNot detected
- DunedinNot detected
- EdgewaterNot detected
- Farm HillNot detected
- Fort Walton BeachNot detected
- FreeportNot detected
- GrovelandNot detected
- Gulf BreezeNot detected
- GulfportNot detected
- Haines CityNot detected
- Hcwrc/NorthwestNot detected
- Indian River County (2 Wtps)Not detected
- Island AssociationNot detected
- Jea Major GridNot detected
- JupiterNot detected
- Lake MaryNot detected
- LakelandNot detected
- Longwood City (2 Wps)Not detected
- Lynn HavenNot detected
- Maitland City (3 Wps)Not detected
- Manatee CountyNot detected
- MartinNot detected
- MascotteNot detected
- MelbourneNot detected
- MidwayNot detected
- MiltonNot detected
- Miramar (East ; West) PlantsNot detected
- Mount Dora City (2wps)Not detected
- New Port RicheyNot detected
- New Smyrna BeachNot detected
- NicevilleNot detected
- NorthwestNot detected
- Ocud/Eastern (2 Wp)Not detected
- Ocud/Southern Sys (5 Wps)Not detected
- Okaloosa County Bluewater Bay-RaintreeNot detected
- Okaloosa County Wtr ; SwrNot detected
- OkeechobeeNot detected
- OldsmarNot detected
- OrlandoNot detected
- Ormond BeachNot detected
- OviedoNot detected
- Palm CoastNot detected
- PalmettoNot detected
- Panama CityNot detected
- Panama City BeachNot detected
- Pinellas CountyNot detected
- Pinellas ParkNot detected
- Plantation East ; CentralNot detected
- Port OrangeNot detected
- Port St. JoeNot detected
- Port St. LucieNot detected
- Punta GordaNot detected
- Quincy City W/SNot detected
- Safety HarborNot detected
- SarasotaNot detected
- Sarasota Special Util DistNot detected
- Seminole County NortheastNot detected
- Seminole County NorthwestNot detected
- Seminole County SoutheastNot detected
- Sjcu-Northeast WsNot detected
- South DaytonaNot detected
- South SumterNot detected
- Southwest/Polk CountyNot detected
- St Augustine WsNot detected
- St Cloud City (3 Wps)Not detected
- St. PetersburgNot detected
- Sunrise SawgrassNot detected
- Sunrise SouthwestNot detected
- Tavares (4 Wps)Not detected
- VeniceNot detected
- West Melbourne Wtr Sys(Consec)Not detected
- Weston (Indian Trace)Not detected
- Winter Park City (3 Wps)Not 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 PFOS 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 →