Acenaphthene
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
Acenaphthene 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
2
states detected
4
utilities detected
11,970
people served
States reporting acenaphthene in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| Arkansas | 3 | 11,597 | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 373 | |
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Filtering technologies that reduce acenaphthene
Activated Carbon
Reverse Osmosis
Utilities with the highest amounts of acenaphthene, 2017-2019
ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mena Water* | Mena, AR | 1 of 14 | 0.250 ppb | 7,784 |
| Acorn Rural Water | Not Submitted, AR | 1 of 14 | 0.250 ppb | 1,975 |
| Freedom Water | Mena, AR | 1 of 14 | 0.250 ppb | 1,838 |
| Leflore County Rural Water District #17 | Hodgen, OK | 1 of 14 | 0.250 ppb | 373 |
| Mill Pond Village | Hot Springs, AR | 1 of 5 | 0.0200 ppb | 160 |
| Dota Public Water | Cord, AR | 1 of 5 | 0.0160 ppb | 2,662 |
| Peach Orchard | Mc Dougal, AR | 1 of 28 | 0.00321 ppb | 135 |
| Success Waterworks | Success, AR | 1 of 28 | 0.00321 ppb | 151 |
| Corning Waterworks | Corning, AR | 1 of 28 | 0.00321 ppb | 3,650 |
| Delaplaine | Mc Dougal, AR | 1 of 28 | 0.00321 ppb | 116 |
| O Kean Waterworks | Mc Dougal, AR | 1 of 28 | 0.00321 ppb | 207 |
| Clay County Reg Water District* | Mc Dougal, AR | 1 of 28 | 0.00321 ppb | 5,515 |
* 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 Acenaphthene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
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