p-Isopropyltoluene
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
p-Isopropyltoluene is a volatile solvent derived from coal distillation and petrochemical processing.
2017-2019:
FOUND
6
states detected
15
utilities detected
59,012
people served
Health concerns for p-isopropyltoluene
Harm to the central nervous system
States reporting p-isopropyltoluene in drinking water
UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
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State | Utilities | People Served | |
Alabama | 1 | 38,700 | |
New York | 10 | 9,242 | |
Ohio | 1 | 6,400 | |
California | 1 | 2,300 | |
Washington | 1 | 2,200 | |
Wisconsin | 1 | 170 |
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Filtering technologies that reduce p-isopropyltoluene
Activated Carbon
Reverse Osmosis
Utilities with the highest amounts of p-isopropyltoluene, 2017-2019
ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
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Naval Support Facility, Indian Head | Indian Head, MD | 1 of 1 | 3.90 ppb | 3,321 |
52nd Ave Water Group | Kenosha, WI | 2 of 2 | 1.51 ppb | 35 |
Arcadia Water Supply | Arcadia, IA | 1 of 1 | 0.700 ppb | 484 |
Sweetwater Beach Subdivision | Eagle Rock, MO | 1 of 1 | 0.520 ppb | 63 |
Cape Girardeau County Public Water Supply District 4 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 1 of 4 | 0.515 ppb | 1,575 |
Ausable Heights Water System | Keeseville, NY | 1 of 1 | 0.500 ppb | 46 |
Alton Water Works | Alton, NH | 2 of 7 | 0.443 ppb | 1,750 |
Friendship Hills Subd | Stockton, MO | 1 of 2 | 0.265 ppb | 35 |
Mount Hope Waterworks | Mount Hope, WI | 1 of 2 | 0.245 ppb | 181 |
Silver Lake Institute - Castile Water District #1 | , NY | 1 of 3 | 0.167 ppb | 440 |
Perry Center Water District | Perry, NY | 1 of 3 | 0.167 ppb | 150 |
Perry Village* | , NY | 1 of 3 | 0.167 ppb | 4,348 |
Gardeau Water District | Castile, NY | 1 of 3 | 0.167 ppb | 60 |
St Croix Meadows Mobile Home Park | Houlton, WI | 1 of 2 | 0.0750 ppb | 170 |
Parrott | Parrott, GA | 1 of 9 | 0.0578 ppb | 234 |
Farm-to-market Associates | Brewster, NY | 1 of 9 | 0.0556 ppb | 48 |
Springhill Mobile Home Park | Wappingers Falls, NY | 1 of 9 | 0.0556 ppb | 150 |
US Army Aviation and Missile Command | Redstone Arsenal, AL | 1 of 11 | 0.0421 ppb | 38,700 |
Badger Mountain Irrigation District | Kennewick, WA | 1 of 2 | 0.0385 ppb | 2,200 |
Springport Water District #1 - North | Cayuga, NY | 1 of 24 | 0.0208 ppb | 500 |
Springport Water District #1 - South | Cayuga, NY | 1 of 24 | 0.0208 ppb | 500 |
Union Springs Village* | Union Springs, NY | 1 of 24 | 0.0208 ppb | 3,000 |
Milford City Public Water System | Milford, OH | 1 of 57 | 0.00877 ppb | 6,400 |
Lynwood Park Mutual Water Company | Compton, CA | 1 of 70 | 0.00714 ppb | 2,300 |
* 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 p-Isopropyltoluene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
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US Army Aviation and Missile Command | Redstone Arsenal, AL | 1 of 11 | 0.0421 ppb | 38,700 |