Fluorene
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
Fluorene 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:
3
states detected
8
utilities detected
79,023
people served
States reporting fluorene in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 67,053 | |
| Arkansas | 3 | 11,597 | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 373 | |
Filtering technologies that reduce fluorene
Activated Carbon
Reverse Osmosis
Utilities with the highest amounts of fluorene, 2017-2019
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mena Water* | Mena, AR | 1 of 14 | 0.0207 ppb | 7,784 |
| Acorn Rural Water | Not Submitted, AR | 1 of 14 | 0.0207 ppb | 1,975 |
| Freedom Water | Mena, AR | 1 of 14 | 0.0207 ppb | 1,838 |
| Leflore County Rural Water District #17 | Hodgen, OK | 1 of 14 | 0.0207 ppb | 373 |
| Windermere Community | Pflugerville, TX | 1 of 18 | 0.0194 ppb | 20,091 |
| Rector Waterworks | Rector, AR | 1 of 14 | 0.01000 ppb | 1,977 |
| Naval Station, Newport | Newport, RI | 1 of 116 | 0.00517 ppb | 7,871 |
| City of Newport* | Newport, RI | 1 of 116 | 0.00517 ppb | 42,000 |
| Portsmouth Water & Fire District | Portsmouth, RI | 1 of 116 | 0.00517 ppb | 16,864 |
| United States Navy -fort Adams | Newport, RI | 1 of 116 | 0.00517 ppb | 318 |
* 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 Fluorene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windermere Community | Pflugerville, TX | 1 of 18 | 0.0194 ppb | 20,091 |
| City of Newport* | Newport, RI | 1 of 116 | 0.00517 ppb | 42,000 |
| Portsmouth Water & Fire District | Portsmouth, RI | 1 of 116 | 0.00517 ppb | 16,864 |
* 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 Fluorene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.