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Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Status: No national drinking water standard exists

 

Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, or PAH, released from combustion of fossil fuels and waste incinerators. PAHs increase the risk of cancer; damage the immune, nervous and reproductive systems; and can harm developing fetuses.

2017-2019:

FOUND

3

states detected

11

utilities detected

96,131

people served

Health concerns for indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Cancer

Harm to the immune system

Harm to reproduction and child development

Change to the central nervous system

States reporting indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene in drinking water

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State UtilitiesPeople Served
Rhode Island467,053
Arkansas628,838
Texas1240
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Filtering technologies that reduce indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Activated Carbon

Reverse Osmosis

Utilities with the highest amounts of indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, 2017-2019

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Loring Development AuthorityLimestone, ME1 of 10.220 ppb180
Hickory RidgeHickory Ridge, AR1 of 30.0967 ppb280
Pine Grove Estates Water SystemCypress, TX1 of 20.0550 ppb240
Calico RockCalico Rock, AR1 of 200.0290 ppb1,726
Maxwell Water Supply CorporationMaxwell, TX1 of 60.0200 ppb5,799
Canyon Regional Water Authority Hays Caldwell Water Treatment Plant*New Braunfels, TX1 of 60.0200 ppb0
Naval Station, NewportNewport, RI7 of 1160.0129 ppb7,871
City of Newport*Newport, RI7 of 1160.0129 ppb42,000
Portsmouth Water & Fire DistrictPortsmouth, RI7 of 1160.0129 ppb16,864
United States Navy -fort AdamsNewport, RI7 of 1160.0129 ppb318
Harmony WaterEl Dorado, AR1 of 80.01000 ppb336
El Dorado Waterworks*El Dorado, AR1 of 80.01000 ppb17,932
Oak Manor WaterEl Dorado, AR1 of 80.01000 ppb338
Harris County MUD 53Houston, TX1 of 270.00852 ppb16,164
GreenwoodGreenwood, AR1 of 130.00692 ppb8,952
Arkansas HealthBenton, AR1 of 160.00625 ppb1,000

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
City of Newport*Newport, RI7 of 1160.0129 ppb42,000
Portsmouth Water & Fire DistrictPortsmouth, RI7 of 1160.0129 ppb16,864
El Dorado Waterworks*El Dorado, AR1 of 80.01000 ppb17,932
Harris County MUD 53Houston, TX1 of 270.00852 ppb16,164

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.