Is There PFOA in Bridgeport, CT Water? (ZIP 06604)
By Alexander Snyder, Founder & Water Quality Data LeadLast reviewed August 2026
PFOA appears in the preserved historical public-system catalog associated with Bridgeport, CT ZIP 06604. The old percentage and comparator fields are not republished by this route recovery, and the ZIP association does not identify a property's serving utility or measure its tap.
Federal legal limits and other governed references answer different questions. Neither establishes exposure, safety, or health risk at a specific property.
What Is PFOA?
PFOA is a member of the PFAS family used in many consumer and industrial applications. It is persistent in the environment and accumulates in people; OEHHA's health goal is based on kidney cancer in humans.
This is exact-analyte context. It does not establish that pfoa is present at a property or that a ZIP-associated record represents exposure.
Who May Need Closer Review?
The governed OEHHA release identifies these household groups for closer pfoa review. The classification does not lower or multiply the cited reference and does not determine anyone's exposure.
Confirm the serving utility and use a certified property sample before making a health, exposure, or treatment decision.
How to Reduce PFOA at a Property
The reviewed certification sources include an exact PFOA reduction claim under NSF/ANSI 53 or NSF/ANSI 58. Certification is product- and claim-specific; the standard number alone does not prove a product reduces pfoa.
- 1Confirm the analyte and concentration at the relevant tap or well with a certified laboratory before choosing treatment; a ZIP-associated record is not a property result.
- 2Choose a specific current product whose independent certification listing and performance data sheet explicitly name the exact reduction claim. A standard number by itself is not an analyte claim.
- 3Follow the certified product's inlet conditions, installation, service-life, and replacement instructions, then retest treated water to verify performance at the property.
A PFOA reduction certification does not by itself prove that treated water reaches the lower EWG/OEHHA health reference shown by CheckYourTap.
Certification verifies a named reduction claim under defined test conditions; it does not certify that every installation reaches CheckYourTap's EWG/OEHHA health reference.
Review associated PFOA records
Review the source, sample period, unit, and governed reference for ZIP-associated records. This is not a property exposure or health-risk assessment.
Review ZIP 06604 RecordsHistorical catalog coverage
PFOA appears in the preserved catalog for 78 Connecticut ZIP associations, including Bridgeport (06604). This is historical route and identity context only. It does not establish a current detection, rate, exceedance, serving utility, or property result.
PFOA in nearby Connecticut towns:
Other preserved contaminant pages for Bridgeport (06604)
Frequently Asked Questions
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About this report
This page restores the preserved historical PFOA catalog route associated with Bridgeport, CT (06604) from public-system records filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Connecticut Department of Public Health. The historical percentage and comparator fields are retained in source control but are not rendered by this fallback. Use the live lookup for current source-system rows. CheckYourTap is funded by Valiant Energy Solutions, a Connecticut company established in 1930.
By Alexander Snyder, Founder & Water Quality Data Lead.
This report is general information, not medical advice or a substitute for certified laboratory testing. Talk to your pediatrician or physician about specific health concerns.
Last updated August 2026.
Reading this inside ChatGPT or Claude?
This page can explain the general science about ZIP-associated PFOA records, but it cannot identify what is at a specific tap or property. You can get ZIP-level context two ways:
- Inside the chat: ask your assistant to “check my tap water with CheckYourTap”. Our connector returns available public-system or regional monitoring records associated with your ZIP. It does not identify your serving utility or test your tap, well, or property. The current connector is read-only and does not email reports or submit contact information.
- On the web: open CheckYourTap.com and enter your ZIP code for a free ZIP-level report.