PFOS in Mississippi water
PFOS was detected in 2 of 44 Mississippi cities with a published result, 2 of them above the federal limit.
2 cities above the federal limit
Not detected or no usable result: 42 cities
- BiloxiNot detected
- BrandonNot detected
- BrookhavenNot detected
- CantonNot detected
- ClarksdaleNot detected
- ClevelandNot detected
- ClintonNot detected
- Columbus LightNot detected
- Culkin DistNot detected
- Diberville W/SNot detected
- FlowoodNot detected
- GautierNot detected
- GreenvilleNot detected
- GreenwoodNot detected
- GrenadaNot detected
- GulfportNot detected
- HattiesburgNot detected
- HernandoNot detected
- Horn LakeNot detected
- JacksonNot detected
- Jackson-Maddox RdNot detected
- LaurelNot detected
- Long BeachNot detected
- MadisonNot detected
- McCombNot detected
- MeridianNot detected
- Moss PointNot detected
- NatchezNot detected
- Ocean SpringsNot detected
- Olive BranchNot detected
- PascagoulaNot detected
- Pass ChristianNot detected
- PearlNot detected
- PicayuneNot detected
- RidgelandNot detected
- RipleyNot detected
- SouthavenNot detected
- StarkvilleNot detected
- TupeloNot detected
- VicksburgNot detected
- West Jackson DistNot detected
- West PointNot 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 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.
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 →