Water Utility

Abbey Lane Community Association Inc.

Location Foster, Rhode Island,
RI
Serves 45
Source Groundwater
PWS ID RI1000009

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Arsenic

Potential Effect: Over Legal Limit
This Utility: 0.95 ppb Legal Limit: 10 ppb
238x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.004 ppb

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.84 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppb
20x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.09 ppb

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.59 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
12x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb
This Utility: 1.51 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1 ppt
This Utility: 20 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 0.183 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.266 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm
This Utility: 0.182 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm
This Utility: 2.34 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
2000 ppt
This Utility: 1.52 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 1 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+3 others)

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 (+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

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
Arsenic
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Other Contaminants Detected
6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonate (6 2FTS) *
Barium
Fluoride
Nitrate
Nitrate and nitrite
Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS)
Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA)

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