PFOS in New Jersey water
PFOS was detected in 57 of 138 New Jersey cities with a published result, 51 of them above the federal limit.
51 cities above the federal limit
- Burlington Twp WAbove reference
- CaldwellAbove reference
- CamdenAbove reference
- ClintonAbove reference
- Denville TwpAbove reference
- DoverAbove reference
- East Hanover TwpAbove reference
- Elmwood ParkAbove reference
- Fair LawnAbove reference
- Florence Twp WAbove reference
- GarfieldAbove reference
- GlassboroAbove reference
- Harrison WAbove reference
- HobokenAbove reference
- Jersey CityAbove reference
- Livingston Twp DivAbove reference
- LyndhurstAbove reference
- MahwahAbove reference
- ManchesterAbove reference
- Manchester Twp - WesternAbove reference
- Maple ShadeAbove reference
- Merchantville PennsaukenAbove reference
- MillvilleAbove reference
- MonroeAbove reference
- Monroe TwpAbove reference
- Montville TwpAbove reference
- Mt Laurel TwpAbove reference
- New Brunswick WAbove reference
- North ArlingtonAbove reference
- OaklandAbove reference
- Park RidgeAbove reference
- Parsippany-Troy HillsAbove reference
- Passaic ValleyAbove reference
- Passaic Valley Wc Lodi WdAbove reference
- Perth AmboyAbove reference
- Pompton LakesAbove reference
- RamseyAbove reference
- RidgewoodAbove reference
- Rockaway TwpAbove reference
- Saddle BrookAbove reference
- South River WAbove reference
- Southeast Morris CountyAbove reference
- Sparta Twp - Lake MohawkAbove reference
- VeronaAbove reference
- VinelandAbove reference
- WaldwickAbove reference
- Wall TwpAbove reference
- WallingtonAbove reference
- Wanaque WAbove reference
- WillingboroAbove reference
- Winslow Twp DmuAbove reference
- BerlinDetected
- Cedar GroveDetected
- Lincoln ParkDetected
- Mantua TownshipDetected
- Montclair BureauDetected
- Old BridgeDetected
Not detected or no usable result: 81 cities
- Atlantic CityNot detected
- Avalon AgeNot detected
- Barnegat TwpNot detected
- BayonneNot detected
- Beach HavenNot detected
- BeachwoodNot detected
- BellevilleNot detected
- BelmarNot detected
- Berkeley TwpNot detected
- BloomfieldNot detected
- Bordentown DepartmNot detected
- Brick TownshipNot detected
- BridgetonNot detected
- BrigantineNot detected
- Cape May UNot detected
- Collingswood DeparNot detected
- Deptford TwpNot detected
- East BrunswickNot detected
- East OrangeNot detected
- EdisonNot detected
- EveshamNot detected
- FranklinNot detected
- Freehold Borough DNot detected
- Freehold TwpNot detected
- Gloucester City WNot detected
- HackettstownNot detected
- Haddon Twp DepartmNot detected
- Hamilton TownshipNot detected
- HammontonNot detected
- HawthorneNot detected
- Highland Park WNot detected
- Jackson TwpNot detected
- KeansburgNot detected
- KearnyNot detected
- Lacey TwpNot detected
- Lakewood TwpNot detected
- LavalletteNot detected
- Little Egg Harbor Twp MuNot detected
- Long Beach Twp Brant BeaNot detected
- LongportNot detected
- Lower TwpNot detected
- MadisonNot detected
- Manasquan DepartmeNot detected
- Manchester Twp - EasternNot detected
- Margate CityNot detected
- MarlboroNot detected
- Medford Twp MuniNot detected
- MoorestownNot detected
- NewarkNot detected
- North Brunswick WNot detected
- Ocean TwpNot detected
- OrangeNot detected
- Pemberton TwpNot detected
- Pennsville Twsp DepartNot detected
- Pequannock TwpNot detected
- Pine HillNot detected
- Point PleasantNot detected
- Point Pleasant BeachNot detected
- RahwayNot detected
- Randolph TwpNot detected
- Red BankNot detected
- Sayreville WNot detected
- Sea Isle CityNot detected
- Seaside Heights DeNot detected
- Seaside ParkNot detected
- Ship Bottom DepartNot detected
- South Brunswick Twp W DiNot detected
- South OrangeNot detected
- Spring LakeNot detected
- Stafford Twp - Beach Haven WestNot detected
- Stone HarborNot detected
- Surf CityNot detected
- Totowa WNot detected
- TrentonNot detected
- Ventnor CityNot detected
- WashingtonNot detected
- WayneNot detected
- West Deptford TwpNot detected
- WildwoodNot detected
- WindsorNot detected
- Woodbury City WNot 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 →