Water Utility

Munford Water Authority Inc.

Location Munford, Alabama,
AL
Serves 4,467
Source Groundwater
PWS ID AL0001247

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.05 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
7.5x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb
This Utility: 1.04 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
7.4x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb
This Utility: 0.26 ppt No Legal Limit
4.3x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 0.076 ppt Legal Limit: 10 ppb
76x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.001 ppb
This Utility: 2.08 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppb
6.9x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.3 ppb
This Utility: 0.23 ppt No Legal Limit
38x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.006 ppb
This Utility: 0.18 ppt No Legal Limit
30x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.006 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.5 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
23x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 2.5 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
600 ppb
This Utility: 9.5 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 0.21 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1 ppt
This Utility: 0.18 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1 ppt
This Utility: 0.058 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
2000 ppt
This Utility: 0.057 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1000 ppt

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.11 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppt
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.09 ppt

Find a Filter

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

Carbon Filters
Filters 6 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+4 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 8 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+6 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

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Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Nitrate
Nitrate and nitrite
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)*
Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS)
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
Aluminum
Barium
N-ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (N-EtFOSAA)
Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS)
Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

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