Water Utility

City of Picayune Utilities

Location Picayune, Mississippi,
MS
Serves 12,500
Source Groundwater
PWS ID MS0550004

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 5.49 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
55x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 8.72 ppb No Legal Limit
145x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 13.8 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
92x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 5.45 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb

Chromium (hexavalent)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.0071 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb
This Utility: 0.774 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 0.343 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 8.07 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.03 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb
This Utility: 0.0145 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1500 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 3 contaminants exceeding guidelines

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 3 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

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
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
Barium
Chromium (hexavalent)*
Fluoride
Germanium
Manganese
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Strontium*

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