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All Contaminants

Every contaminant detected nationwide is listed below. Use the search bar to find a specific contaminant.

Contaminant* People served # of states
where detected
#
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane155,7613
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,984,81615
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane5,9921
1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,095,7235
1,1-Dichloroethane22,315,45238
1,1-Dichloroethylene5,173,32222
1,1-Dichloropropene152,3562
1,1-Difluoroethane4,8051
1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene8,2421
1,2,3-Trichloropropane14,725,26715
1,2,3-trimethylbenzene (hemellitol)60,9341
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,115,45212
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene337,33019
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)4,949,84713
1,2-Dichloroethane888,21326
1,2-Dichloroethylene, cis-6,667,24532
1,2-Dichloroethylene, trans-548,01019
1,2-Dichloropropane439,23513
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene52,05313
1,3-Butadiene457,1941
1,3-Dichloropropane152,3562
1,3-Dichloropropene3,7121
1,3-Dichloropropene, cis-10,0592
1,3-Dichloropropene, trans-5,9921
1,3-propanediol3651
1,4-Dioxane96,766,17745
1-bromo-2,3-dimethylbenzene6,2301
1-bromo-2,4-dimethylbenzene1,6041
1-bromo-3,5-dimethylbenzene12,8621
1-butanol14,922,92439
1-ethyl-3-methylbenzene61,1711
11-chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)399,2828
17-beta-Estradiol229,6481
2,2-Dichloropropane152,3562
2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin)17,3673
2,3-dimethylbutane1141
2,4,5-T2,0491
2,4,5-TP (Silvex)204,6995
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol11,6821
2,4-D12,990,77629
2,4-DB7,2591
2,4-Dichlorophenol9761
2-bromo-1,3-dimethylbenzene17,3441
2-bromo-1,4-dimethylbenzene5,7421
2-Furancarboxyaldehyde84,0101
2-Hexanone101,8791
2-methoxyethanol5,068,62823
2-Methyl naphthalene5,7551
2-methyl-1-propene4,910,8291
2-methylbenzaldehyde4,0441
2-Methylbutane37,3531
2-methylpentane13,3421
2-Nitropropane5,7041
2-propen-1-ol1,373,52316
3-Hydroxycarbofuran5,8392
3-methylhexane7,7001
4,8-dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)711,86112
4-Androstene-3,17-dione17,649,84625
4-bromo-1,2-dimethylbenzene887,8831
4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonate (4:2 FTS)221,5474
4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (4:2 FTSA)267,0723
6:2 Fluorotelomer Sulfonate (6 2FTS)2,198,8598
6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA)14,976,69328
8:2 Fluorotelomer Sulfonate (8:2FTS)10,6122
8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA)2,472,0022
9-chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)130,0909
A
Aalpha-methyl-styrene, dimer67,8551
Acetaldhyde114,0512
Acetic Acid219,4001
Acetone7,159,9167
Acetophenone2,9911
Acetyl tributyl citrate21,5191
Alachlor (Lasso)173,6778
Aldicarb4,3381
Aldicarb sulfone4,1303
Aldicarb sulfoxide25,1965
Aldrin26,6153
Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane1,209,78816
Aluminum123,769,76430
Anthracene10,7722
Antimony13,528,72942
Arsenic134,077,59250
Asbestos2,850,78328
Atrazine40,386,20536
B
Barium240,724,22850
Bentazon (Basagran)10,4891
Benzaldehyde21,5641
Benzene617,63025
Benzoic acid5,9002
Benzothiazole10,0201
Benzo[a]pyrene1,153,05819
Benzo[b]fluoranthene119,4261
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene67,4341
Benzo[k]fluoranthene67,4341
Benzyl alcohol4,0171
Beryllium3,738,57231
bis(2-chloroethyl) ether324,1661
Bomo-chloro-iodomethane23,2891
Bromacil62,7512
Bromate46,990,51032
Bromide38,392,46623
Bromobenzene17,0753
Bromochloroacetic acid44,364,04521
Bromochloromethane33,406,66243
Bromodichloroacetic acid64,7761
Bromodichloromethane253,293,96546
Bromoform168,121,30846
Bromomethane3,732,80932
Butachlor3851
Butane41,4291
Butanoic acid, 2,2,3,3,4,4-hexafluoro-4-(trifluoromethoxy)-130,1443
Butyl benzyl phthalate394,7542
Butyl citrate80,6791
Butylated hydroxyanisole323,8267
C
Cadmium5,302,79741
Carbaryl9,6541
Carbofuran88,9003
Carbon tetrachloride2,025,53530
Chlorate220,122,68750
Chlordane1,017,7489
Chlorite22,864,20729
Chlorodibromoacetic acid45,6671
Chlorodifluoromethane564,7351
Chlorodifluoromethane30,573,99537
Chloroethane371,70213
Chloroform251,633,04346
Chloromethane12,949,92037
Chloropicrin24,4262
Chlorotoluene, o-15,8976
Chlorotoluene, p-7,4733
Chlorpyriphos147,8993
Chromium (hexavalent)263,805,73450
Chromium (total)76,257,46547
Cobalt17,458,50034
Cyanazine (Bladex)21,5522
Cyanide33,574,55439
Cyanide (free)1,799,0322
Cyanogen chloride2,048,4641
Cyclohexane29,0841
Cyclohexanone7,7411
D
Dacthal308,5503
Dalapon7,176,23131
DCPA di-acid degradate78,0471
DCPA mono- and di-acid degradates349,6024
Ddt112,3311
Decane13,9231
Desethylatrazine89,8502
Desisopropylatrazine46,7561
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate2,442,80723
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate15,762,07742
Di-n-butyl phthalate487,5376
Dibromoacetic acid181,605,31444
Dibromochloromethane244,075,80146
Dibromomethane1,772,88716
Dicamba858,84511
Dichloroacetic acid228,188,36244
Dichloroacetonitrile78,5581
Dichlorobenzene, m-6,0172
Dichlorobenzene, o-133,8487
Dichlorobenzene, p-817,74915
Dichlorobenzenes1,2301
Dichlorodifluoromethane2,519,7888
Dichloroiodomethane66,3952
Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)5,889,75436
Dieldrin1,167,1926
Diethyl phthalate927,7523
Diiodomethane1,8881
Diisobutyl phthalate24,7331
Dimethipin90,1434
Dimethyl phthalate1,6771
Dimethyl sulfide1,317,6931
Dinoseb213,6157
Diquat1,417,60315
Docosane23,8031
Dodecane60,4861
Dodecanoic acid2,5351
E
Endothall826,69011
Endrin902,92812
Erucylamide3,063,4711
Estriol18,9602
Ethanethiol2,353,3851
Ethinyl estradiol3,122,7894
Ethoprop397,2385
Ethyl ether7,1001
Ethylbenzene7,124,94242
Ethylene dibromide640,08518
F
Fluoranthene3,3301
Fluoride293,820,01250
Formaldehyde233,2992
G
Germanium38,993,59141
Glyoxal18,0001
Glyphosate121,1455
H
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)302,985,62750
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)265,902,91750
Heneicosane17,9241
Heptachlor55,6888
Heptachlor epoxide2,235,42818
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)35,6226
Hexachlorobutadiene5,9921
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene12,465,11423
Hexadecanoic acid15,794,9751
Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Dimer Acid (HFPO-DA)2,728,85616
Hexane(s)8,6421
Hydrogen sulfide301
I
Iodomethane21,5701
Isobutane30,7321
Isooctyl alcohol884,0381
Isopropyl alcohol96,5251
Isopropyl chloride46,7101
Isopropylbenzene39,61210
Isopropyltoluene, p-21,2804
L
Lindane120,3136
Lithium87,066,80449
M
Manganese298,836,67250
Mercury (inorganic)7,438,03943
Methoxychlor266,97914
Methyl ethyl ketone600,2807
Methyl isobutyl ketone6,439,8666
Methyl methacrylate7,1061
Methylcyclohexane18,7741
Methylcyclopentane11,1801
Metolachlor6,564,30216
Metribuzin28,0174
Molinate4081
Molybdenum161,554,29450
Monobromoacetic acid104,077,88243
Monochloroacetic acid162,996,24143
Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene)389,96914
MTBE2,768,58226
N
n-Butyl alcohol2,9911
n-Butylbenzene6,5603
N-ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (N-EtFOSAA)2,638,53512
n-Hexane7,1061
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid1,770,03010
N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)3,677,8511
n-nitrosomorpholine (NMOR)726,6941
n-Propylbenzene395,62021
Naphthalene566,48918
Nitrate262,808,90349
Nitrate & nitrite180,874,94143
Nitrite33,478,03743
Nitrobenzene42,0001
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid376,2814
O
o-ethyltoluene52,5141
o-toluidine12,733,42125
Octadecanoic acid14,654,1701
Oleic acid2,949,0971
Oxamyl (Vydate)159,1213
Oxyflurofen1,040,8786
P
Paraquat1,6342
Pentachlorophenol1,299,86222
Pentadecane3,2801
Pentane23,1041
Pentanes18,0741
Perchlorate17,508,5026
Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid1,1401
Perfluoro-2-methyl-3-oxahexanoic acid (GenX)1,369,0231
Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS)99,170,20746
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)95,229,74346
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)14,4621
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)5,795,91919
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)2,058,00811
Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS)1,286,04711
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA)63,431,28341
Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS)71,175,92346
Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA)110,525,94044
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)25,973,94328
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)104,217,90845
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)92,412,01042
Perfluoropentane sulfonic acid (PFPeS)9,402,93028
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)101,272,24346
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)605,4339
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)370,6808
Perfluoroundecanoic Acid (PFUnA)4,301,00517
Permethrin1,784,3739
PFOS + PFOA + PFHxS + PFNA2,241,0021
PFOS and PFOA5,960,1076
Phenanthrene800,4742
Phenol, p-tert-butyl-584,2881
Picloram4,984,20327
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)46,8407
Potassium-406942
Profenofos90,1483
Propachlor1,7532
Propanoic acid, 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-3-(trifluoromethoxy)-336,7535
Propene1,321,4101
Pyrene67,6672
Q
Quinoline6,851,56626
R
Radium, combined (-226 & -228)160,062,33450
Radon3,057,08418
S
sec-Butylbenzene85,6898
Selenium56,101,61749
Silver3,247,21321
Simazine16,360,28724
Strontium266,351,51150
Strontium-89848,9721
Strontium-901,249,5554
Styrene389,89227
T
Tebuconazole109,8592
tert-Amyl methyl ether3,2671
tert-Butyl alcohol202,9712
tert-Butylbenzene7,4733
Testosterone16,857,59622
Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)19,149,36346
Tetradecane28,2081
Tetradecanoic acid391,0241
Tetrahydrofuran466,5455
Thallium8,751,05338
Titanium911
Toluene7,720,95746
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)311,377,14050
Toxaphene82,8655
Tribromoacetic acid18,0001
Tribufos51,5912
Trichloroacetic acid218,046,55844
Trichloroethylene17,201,80541
Trichlorofluoromethane515,9487
Trichlorotrifluoroethane834,5535
Tritium2,176,87510
U
Uranium, combined (pCi/L)108,503,60447
V
Vanadium245,198,71250
Vinyl chloride323,91022
X
Xylenes (total)19,340,50747

 

NOTE: States and population affected are for 2021-2023 except those chemicals that were detected under the EPA's Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3) program which sampled from 2013-2016 although contains subsequent testing for that contaminant; EPA's Unregulated Contamininant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 4) program which sampled from 2018-2021 and contains subsequent sampling for those contaminant; EPA's Unregulated Contaminant Rule (UCMR5) program which started taking samples in 2023 and will continue through 2025; or are radiological contaminants where testing spans 2018-2023.
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