PFOS in Oklahoma water
PFOS was detected in 6 of 43 Oklahoma cities with a published result, 6 of them above the federal limit.
6 cities above the federal limit
- BethanyAbove reference
- Broken ArrowAbove reference
- EdmondAbove reference
- Ponca City MunAbove reference
- StillwaterAbove reference
- Wagoner County RwdAbove reference
Not detected or no usable result: 37 cities
- ArdmoreNot detected
- BartlesvilleNot detected
- BixbyNot detected
- ChickashaNot detected
- ClaremoreNot detected
- Creek RwdNot detected
- Del CityNot detected
- DuncanNot detected
- DurantNot detected
- El RenoNot detected
- Elk CityNot detected
- GlenpoolNot detected
- GuymonNot detected
- Jenks PwaNot detected
- LawtonNot detected
- Marshall County Rural DistrictNot detected
- Mcalester PwaNot detected
- Midwest CityNot detected
- MooreNot detected
- MuskogeeNot detected
- MustangNot detected
- NormanNot detected
- Oklahoma CityNot detected
- Okmulgee PwaNot detected
- OwassoNot detected
- Rogers RwdNot detected
- Rogers Rwd # 3 Cot StaNot detected
- Sand SpringsNot detected
- SapulpaNot detected
- Sequoyah County RwdNot detected
- ShawneeNot detected
- Southern Okla CorpNot detected
- Tahlequah PwaNot detected
- TulsaNot detected
- Washington Rwd 3 NewNot detected
- WeatherfordNot detected
- WoodwardNot 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 →