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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Elliott Apartments

EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Environmental Health, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2021 - March 2021), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.

Utility Details

  • Owls Head, Maine
  • Serves: 55
  • Data available: 2014-2019
  • Source: Groundwater

Contaminants Detected

3

EXCEED
EWG HEALTH
GUIDELINES

9 Total Contaminants

  • Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines.
  • Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.
  • The best way to ensure clean tap water is to keep pollution out of source water in the first place.

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Legal ≠ Safe

EWG Health Guidelines fill the gap in outdated government standards.

The federal government’s legal limits are not health-protective. The EPA has not set a new tap water standard in almost 20 years, and some standards are more than 40 years old.

Contaminants Detected

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Arsenic

Potential Effect: cancer1,518x EWG'S HEALTH GUIDELINE
THIS UTILITY6.07 ppb
EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE0.004 ppb
LEGAL LIMIT10 ppb
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Arsenic

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this contaminant

Arsenic is a potent carcinogen and common contaminant in drinking water. Arsenic causes thousands of cases of cancer each year in the U.S. Click here to read more about arsenic.

Arsenic was found at 1,518 times above EWG's Health Guideline.

EWG Health Guideline

0.004 ppb or less

This Utility

6.07 ppb

Legal Limit

10 ppb

National Average

0.647 ppb

State Average

0.52 ppb
The state and national averages were calculated using the averages of the contaminant measurements for each utility in 2017-2019.
ppb = parts per billion

Health Risks

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.004 ppb for arsenic was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

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Pollution Sources

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Agriculture

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Industry

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Naturally Occurring

Filtering Options

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Reverse Osmosis

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Ion Exchange

Manganese

Potential Effect: harm to the brain and nervous system2.6x EWG'S HEALTH GUIDELINE
THIS UTILITY259.1 ppb
EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE100 ppb
NO LEGAL LIMIT
DETAILS
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Manganese

more about
this contaminant

Manganese is a naturally occurring element that is common in food and drinking water. Excessive manganese exposures may impair children's attention, memory and intellectual capacity. Click here to read more about manganese.

Manganese was found at 2.6 times above EWG's Health Guideline.

EWG Health Guideline

100 ppb or less

This Utility

259.1 ppb

National Average

10.1 ppb

State Average

18.1 ppb
NO LEGAL LIMIT
The state and national averages were calculated using the averages of the contaminant measurements for each utility in 2017-2019.
ppb = parts per billion

Health Risks

The EWG Health Guideline of 100 ppb for manganese was defined by the state of Minnesota as a health risk limit, the concentration of a contaminant that can be consumed with little or no risk to health. This health guideline protects against harm to the brain and nervous system.

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Pollution Sources

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Industry

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Naturally Occurring

Filtering Options

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Ion Exchange

Radon

Potential Effect: cancer573x EWG'S HEALTH GUIDELINE
THIS UTILITY860.00 pCi/L
EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE1.5 pCi/L
NO LEGAL LIMIT
DETAILS
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Radon

more about
this contaminant

Radon is a radioactive gas that comes from soil and groundwater, and causes lung cancer. Highest exposures come from radon entering a house through its basement or crawl spaces, or from it volatilizing in the water.

Radon was found at 573 times above EWG's Health Guideline.

EWG Health Guideline

1.5 pCi/L or less

This Utility

860 pCi/L

National Average

153.68 pCi/L

State Average

1,157.3 pCi/L
NO LEGAL LIMIT
The state and national averages were calculated using the averages of the contaminant measurements for each utility in 2014-2019.
pCi/L = picocuries per liter

Health Risks

The EWG Health Guideline of 1.5 pCi/L for radon was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

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Pollution Sources

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Naturally Occurring

Filtering Options

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Activated Carbon

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Reverse Osmosis

Includes chemicals detected in 2017-2019 for which annual utility averages exceeded an EWG-selected health guideline established by a federal or state public health authority; radiological contaminants detected between 2014 and 2019.

Other Contaminants Tested

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Chemicals tested for but not detected from 2014 to 2019:

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane , 1,1,1-Trichloroethane , 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane , 1,1,2-Trichloroethane , 1,1-Dichloroethane , 1,1-Dichloroethylene , 1,1-Dichloropropene , 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene , 1,2,3-Trichloropropane , 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene , 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene , 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) , 1,2-Dibromoethylene , 1,2-Dichloroethane , 1,2-Dichloropropane , 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene , 1,3-Dichloropropane , 2,2-Dichloropropane , 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) , 2,4-D , 2-Hexanone , Acenaphthylene , Alachlor (Lasso) , Aldicarb , Aldicarb sulfone , Aldicarb sulfoxide , Aldrin , Anthracene , Atrazine , Benzene , Benzo[a]anthracene , Benzo[a]pyrene , Benzo[b]fluoranthene , Benzo[g,h,i]perylene , Benzo[k]fluoranthene , Beryllium , Bromobenzene , Bromochloromethane , Bromodichloromethane , Bromoform , Bromomethane , Butachlor , Butyl benzyl phthalate , Cadmium , Carbofuran , Carbon tetrachloride , Chlordane , Chloroethane , Chloroform , Chloromethane , Chlorothalonil (Bravo) , Chlorpyriphos , Chrysene , cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene , cis-1,3-Dichloropropene , Combined uranium , Cyanide , Dalapon , Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate , Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate , Di-n-butyl phthalate , Dibenz[a,h]anthracene , Dibromochloromethane , Dibromomethane , Dichlorodifluoromethane , Dichloromethane (methylene chloride) , Dieldrin , Diethyl phthalate , Dimethyl phthalate , Dinoseb , Endosulfan I , Endosulfan II , Endosulfan sulfate , Endrin , Ethoprophos , Ethylbenzene , Ethylene dibromide , Fluorene , Heptachlor , Heptachlor epoxide , Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) , Hexachlorobutadiene , Hexachlorocyclopentadiene , Hexazinone , Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene , Isopropylbenzene , Lindane , m-Dichlorobenzene , Mercury (inorganic) , Methoxychlor , Methyl isobutyl ketone , Metolachlor , Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene) , n-Butylbenzene , n-Propylbenzene , Naphthalene , Nitrate , Nitrate & nitrite , Nitrite , Nitrobenzene , o-Chlorotoluene , o-Dichlorobenzene , Oxamyl (Vydate) , p-Chlorotoluene , p-Dichlorobenzene , p-Isopropyltoluene , Para-para DDE , Para-para DDT , Para-para DDT , Pentachlorophenol , Phenanthrene , Picloram , Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) , Propachlor , Pyrene , sec-Butylbenzene , Selenium , Silver , Styrene , tert-Butylbenzene , Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) , Thallium , Toluene , Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) , Toxaphene , trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene , trans-1,3-Dichloropropene , Trichloroethylene , Trichlorofluoromethane , Vinyl chloride , Xylenes (total)

Elliott Apartments compliance with legally mandated federal standards:

  • From April 2019 to March 2021, Elliott Apartments complied with health-based drinking water standards.
  • 12 QUARTERS
    in violation of any federal drinking water standard from April 2019 to March 2021

Information in this section on Elliott Apartments comes from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online database (ECHO).

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Water Filters That Can Reduce Contaminant Levels

ContaminantActivated Carbonactivated carbonReverse Osmosisreverse osmosisIon Exchangeion exchange
CONTAMINANTS ABOVE
HEALTH GUIDELINES
Arsenic✔✔
Manganese✔
Radon✔✔
OTHER CONTAMINANTS
DETECTED
Antimony✔
Barium✔✔
Chromium (total)✔✔
Fluoride✔
Methyl ethyl ketone✔✔
MTBE✔✔

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