Water Utility

Governmental Utility Service Corporation

Location Bessemer, Alabama,
AL
Serves 32
Source Surface water
PWS ID AL0001782

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 8.4 ppb No Legal Limit
140x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Chlorite

Potential Effect: change in blood chemistry
This Utility: 533.5 ppb Legal Limit: 1000 ppb
11x
EWG's Health Guideline:
50 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 11 ppb No Legal Limit
28x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.3 ppb No Legal Limit
33x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 12.5 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
125x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.917 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
6.5x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb
This Utility: 1.09 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
7.8x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.77 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
15x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 20.9 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
139x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 0.075 ppb Legal Limit: 70 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
20 ppb
This Utility: 74.3 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
600 ppb
This Utility: 27.7 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 0.81 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 0.17 ppm Legal Limit: 1 ppm

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 (+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 9 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+5 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
Bromodichloromethane
Chlorite
Chloroform
Dibromochloromethane
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Nitrate
Nitrate and nitrite
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
2,4-D
Aluminum
Barium
Fluoride
Nitrite

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