PFOS in Virginia water
PFOS was detected in 6 of 60 Virginia cities with a published result, 6 of them above the federal limit.
6 cities above the federal limit
- Fairfax CountyAbove reference
- Newport NewsAbove reference
- NorfolkAbove reference
- Pwcsa - EastAbove reference
- Stafford CountyAbove reference
- Western VirginiaAbove reference
Not detected or no usable result: 54 cities
- Acsa Urban AreaNot detected
- AlexandriaNot detected
- Amherst (Acsa)Not detected
- Arlington CountyNot detected
- Bedford (Brwa)Not detected
- BlacksburgNot detected
- Buchanan PsaNot detected
- BvuNot detected
- Campbell County CentralNot detected
- CharlottesvilleNot detected
- ChesapeakeNot detected
- Chesapeake - Western Branch SysNot detected
- Chesterfield CentralNot detected
- ChristiansburgNot detected
- Colonial HeightsNot detected
- CrozetNot detected
- CulpeperNot detected
- DanvilleNot detected
- FrederickNot detected
- FredericksburgNot detected
- Front RoyalNot detected
- Gloucester CountyNot detected
- Hanover SuburbanNot detected
- HarrisonburgNot detected
- Henrico CountyNot detected
- HerndonNot detected
- Jcsa - CentralNot detected
- LeesburgNot detected
- Loudoun - CentralNot detected
- LynchburgNot detected
- ManassasNot detected
- Manassas ParkNot detected
- MartinsvilleNot detected
- PetersburgNot detected
- PortsmouthNot detected
- Pwcsa - WestNot detected
- RadfordNot detected
- RichmondNot detected
- SalemNot detected
- South River Sanitary DistrictNot detected
- Spotsylvania CountyNot detected
- StauntonNot detected
- SuffolkNot detected
- Three Springs - RcpwNot detected
- Upper Smith RiverNot detected
- ViennaNot detected
- Virginia BeachNot detected
- WarrentonNot detected
- Washington CountyNot detected
- WaynesboroNot detected
- WildernessNot detected
- WilliamsburgNot detected
- WinchesterNot detected
- Wise CountyNot 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 →