Water Utility

Irua - Pershing Utilities

Location Pershing, Iowa,
IA
Serves 488
Source Purchased groundwater
PWS ID IA6300800

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.747 ppb No Legal Limit
12x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 0.652 ppb No Legal Limit
22x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.03 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.602 ppb No Legal Limit
6x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 0.759 ppb No Legal Limit
3.8x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.2 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 4.81 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
48x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 2.8 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
19x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb

Trichloroacetic acid

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.803 ppb No Legal Limit
8x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 0.118 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.25 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 109.8 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 0.0508 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
25 ppb
This Utility: 2.54 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
53 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 7 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 7 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
Dibromoacetic acid
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroacetic acid
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroacetic acid
Other Contaminants Detected
Bromoform
Chloroform
Lithium
Monobromoacetic acid*
Monochloroacetic acid

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