PFOS in North Carolina water
PFOS was detected in 58 of 124 North Carolina cities with a published result, 57 of them above the federal limit.
57 cities above the federal limit
- AberdeenAbove reference
- AlbemarleAbove reference
- AngierAbove reference
- Anson CountyAbove reference
- ArchdaleAbove reference
- AsheboroAbove reference
- Brunswick CountyAbove reference
- BurlingtonAbove reference
- ClaytonAbove reference
- ConcordAbove reference
- DunnAbove reference
- DurhamAbove reference
- Edgecombe DistrictAbove reference
- ElonAbove reference
- Fayetteville CommAbove reference
- Franklin CountyAbove reference
- Fuquay-VarinaAbove reference
- GoldsboroAbove reference
- GrahamAbove reference
- Greene SystAbove reference
- GreensboroAbove reference
- Greenville CommAbove reference
- Halifax Co--HalifaxAbove reference
- HamletAbove reference
- HarnettAbove reference
- HarrisburgAbove reference
- Henderson-Kerr Lake Reg WtrAbove reference
- High PointAbove reference
- HokeAbove reference
- Holly SpringsAbove reference
- Johnston Co-EastAbove reference
- Johnston Co-WestAbove reference
- KannapolisAbove reference
- KinstonAbove reference
- LumbertonAbove reference
- MebaneAbove reference
- Montgomery CountyAbove reference
- Moore Util-PinehurstAbove reference
- Oak IslandAbove reference
- OrangeAbove reference
- RaleighAbove reference
- Richmond CountyAbove reference
- Roanoke Rapids Sanitary DistAbove reference
- Robeson CountyAbove reference
- RockinghamAbove reference
- Rocky MountAbove reference
- RoxboroAbove reference
- SanfordAbove reference
- SmithfieldAbove reference
- South Granville WtrAbove reference
- Spring LakeAbove reference
- TarboroAbove reference
- ThomasvilleAbove reference
- Union CountyAbove reference
- Warren CountyAbove reference
- Wayne Districts PurchaseAbove reference
- WintervilleAbove reference
- ReidsvilleDetected
Not detected or no usable result: 66 cities
- Alexander Wtr DistNot detected
- ApexNot detected
- AshevilleNot detected
- Beaufort NorthsideNot detected
- BelmontNot detected
- Bertie CountyNot detected
- Bladen Wtr Dist-West BladenNot detected
- BooneNot detected
- BrevardNot detected
- Broad RiverNot detected
- Brunswick H2goNot detected
- CaryNot detected
- CharlotteNot detected
- Chatham Co-NorthNot detected
- ChowanNot detected
- Cleveland CountyNot detected
- ClintonNot detected
- Columbus Districts II III VNot detected
- ConoverNot detected
- Craven CountyNot detected
- Currituck CountyNot detected
- Dare CountyNot detected
- Davie CountyNot detected
- Duplin CountyNot detected
- EdenNot detected
- Forest CityNot detected
- Gates CountyNot detected
- HavelockNot detected
- HendersonvilleNot detected
- HickoryNot detected
- HillsboroughNot detected
- JacksonvilleNot detected
- KingNot detected
- Kings MountainNot detected
- LaurinburgNot detected
- LenoirNot detected
- LexingtonNot detected
- LincolntonNot detected
- MonroeNot detected
- MooresvilleNot detected
- Morehead CityNot detected
- MorgantonNot detected
- Mount AiryNot detected
- Mount HollyNot detected
- New BernNot detected
- NewtonNot detected
- Onslow WtrNot detected
- Pamlico CountyNot detected
- Pasquotank CountyNot detected
- Pasquotank RoNot detected
- Pender CountyNot detected
- Perquimans CountyNot detected
- Salisbury-RowanNot detected
- Sampson Wtr Dist IINot detected
- ShelbyNot detected
- Southern PinesNot detected
- StatesvilleNot detected
- Two RiversNot detected
- ValdeseNot detected
- WashingtonNot detected
- Wayne DistrictsNot detected
- WaynesvilleNot detected
- WilmingtonNot detected
- WilsonNot detected
- Winston-SalemNot detected
- Woodfin SanitaryNot 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.
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