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PFAS report for your ZIP

Know what's in your tap water, and exactly what removes it.

PFAS, the “forever chemicals,” are in the tap water of millions of US homes, and you can't see, smell, or taste them. Enter your ZIP and get your water system's PFAS results read against the EPA's own limits, whether you live in a known hotspot, and the filter that actually removes them.

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Systems affected
1 in 10
US water systems test positive for PFAS in EPA sampling
Stays in your body
Years
Long-chain PFAS persist in blood for years, not days
Utility deadline
2029
When systems must meet the new EPA limits, not a day sooner
Your report
$15
Your ZIP, read against the EPA's own PFAS data
A real report

This is what lands in your inbox.

A real example for ZIP 28401, Wilmington NC, home to one of the most-documented PFAS hotspots in the country. Your report reads exactly like this: contaminant, result, and the EPA's limit side by side, plus the filter that fits your situation.

ReportZIP 28401 · NC
UtilityCape Fear Public Utility Authority
PWSIDNC0465010
DataEPA UCMR 5
Hotspot
Basin
Cape Fear
Contaminant Your water EPA limit Result
HFPO-DA GenX · Chemours Fayetteville 13 ng/L 10 ng/L Over the limit
PFOA Perfluorooctanoic acid 2.1 ng/L 4.0 ng/L Within limit
PFOS Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid 1.4 ng/L 4.0 ng/L Within limit
Area detection rate NC UCMR 5 sampled systems 22 % — Elevated area
What's going on here Chemours Fayetteville Works (formerly DuPont) contaminated the entire Cape Fear River basin with HFPO-DA (“GenX”) and other PFAS. CFPUA completed full-scale Granular Activated Carbon treatment at Sweeney WTP in October 2022, and its finished water now routinely runs below the new limits per CFPUA quarterly reports. Homes still in the broader basin outside CFPUA stay on impacted source water until their own treatment upgrades come online.
What to do about it An under-sink reverse osmosis system certified to NSF/ANSI 58 + NSF 53 P473 removes more than 95% of all PFAS, including short-chain GenX. Carbon-block-only filters are not enough for GenX-impacted water. Expect $200–700 upfront and $50–120/yr for cartridges. The report names specific certified models and current prices.
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The 6 limits your report checks

The EPA finally set enforceable PFAS limits.

For 20 years, PFOA and PFOS sat under non-enforceable advisories while industry switched to replacements like GenX that turned out to be just as bad. Now there are hard federal limits, and your report compares your water against every one of them.

CompoundEPA limit
PFOAPerfluorooctanoic acid4.0 ng/L
PFOSPerfluorooctane sulfonic acid4.0 ng/L
PFHxSPerfluorohexane sulfonic acid10 ng/L
PFNAPerfluorononanoic acid10 ng/L
HFPO-DAGenX · Chemours replacement for PFOA10 ng/L
Mixture HIPFHxS + PFNA + HFPO-DA + PFBSHI = 1
The filter that works

Buy the filter that actually removes PFAS.

Most pitcher filters do almost nothing for PFAS. Reverse osmosis removes nearly all of it. Your report tells you which one fits your water and names certified models with current prices, so you don't waste money on the wrong thing.

Best

Under-sink RO

NSF/ANSI 58 + 53 P473
>95%Removal
$200–$700 upfront
$50–$120 / yr
Removes everything: long-chain, short-chain, GenX, PFBS. The right call for hotspot water.
Good

Carbon block

NSF/ANSI 53 P473
85%+Removal
$60–$200 upfront
$60–$120 / yr
Strong on long-chain PFOA/PFOS, weaker on short-chain. The P473 certification is non-negotiable.
Rental

Countertop RO

AquaTru / Bluevua class
>95%Removal
$400–$600 upfront
$120–$200 / yr
RO-level removal with no plumbing. Ideal if you rent.
How it works

ZIP in, answer out, in under a minute.

Step 01

Enter your ZIP

We match it to your public water system and pull its PFAS results from the EPA's own testing data, plus your state's detection baseline.

Step 02

We read it against the limits

Every detected compound is placed next to the EPA's limit, with hotspot context if your basin has documented contamination.

Step 03

You get a plan

Your PDF names the filter that fits your water, how to test your own tap, and a simple two-week plan. Emailed instantly.

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Find out what's in your water.

Your water system's PFAS results in plain English: what was found, how it compares to the EPA's limits, whether you live in a known hotspot, and exactly which filter removes it, with current prices. Plus how to test your own tap and a simple plan for the next two weeks. In your inbox in under a minute.

  • Written for a worried parent, not a chemist
  • Your ZIP's water read against the EPA's own limits
  • Extra guidance if you're pregnant or have an infant
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