Water Utility

Mount Olive Township Water Department Sand

Location Mount Olive Twp., New Jersey,
NJ
Serves 744
Source Groundwater
PWS ID NJ1427006

Overview

Contaminants Detected

1,2,3-Trichloropropane*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.004 ppb No Legal Limit
5.7x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.0007 ppb
This Utility: 2.13 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
15x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb
This Utility: 5.51 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppb
18x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.3 ppb

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 6.32 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppb
70x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.09 ppb

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.5 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
30x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.303 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
2x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 33.4 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
600 ppb
This Utility: 21.8 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.0756 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 2.1 ppb Legal Limit: 200 ppb
This Utility: 1.56 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
2000 ppt
This Utility: 0.238 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1000 ppt
This Utility: 0.806 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1000 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 4 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 6 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+7 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
1,2,3-Trichloropropane*
Nitrate and nitrite
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
Aluminum
Barium
Chloroform
Cyanide
Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA)
Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA)

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