Water Utility

Pinckard Water Department

Location Pinckard, Alabama,
AL
Serves 1,377
Source Groundwater
PWS ID AL0000443

Overview

Contaminants Detected

This Utility: 2.95 ppb No Legal Limit
5.9x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.4 ppb No Legal Limit
14x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.75 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
7.5x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.29 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
5.8x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 4.33 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
29x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 0.735 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.133 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm
This Utility: 0.165 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm
This Utility: 1.45 ppb Legal Limit: 10000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
1800 ppb

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 4 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+1 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 5 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+4 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

Explore filter options for each contaminant. See which technologies are effective at reducing specific contaminants.

Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Bromoform
Dibromochloromethane
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
Fluoride
Nitrate
Nitrate and nitrite
Xylenes (total)

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