FREEDOM DISTRICT
MD · PWS ID MD0060002 · Community water system
106
contaminants tested
23
detected
24,867
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 0.0034 ug/L | 3/4 | 2025 |
| PFHxA | 0.0031 ug/L | 1/4 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 150 UG/L | 161/162 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 122.9 UG/L | 161/161 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 115 UG/L | 108/113 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 17.8 UG/L | 107/112 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 4.5 UG/L | 105/110 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 49.9 UG/L | 87/87 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 17.4 UG/L | 83/87 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| Nitrate | 4420 UG/L | 46/46 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 890 UG/L | 37/37 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 9.5 UG/L | 33/89 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0220 mg/L | 12/12 | LCR | 2020 |
| Barium | 23 UG/L | 11/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 7.6 UG/L | 11/88 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| Atrazine | 0.6200 UG/L | 3/17 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Arsenic | 1.4 UG/L | 2/15 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 1.9 PCI/L | 2/3 | SYR4 | 2015–2018 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 13.1 PCI/L | 2/3 | SYR4 | 2015–2018 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 10.7 PCI/L | 2/3 | SYR4 | 2015–2018 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 4 UG/L | 2/89 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 2200 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2017–2018 |
| Combined Uranium | 4 UG/L | 1/1 | SYR4 | 2015 |
83 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformCHLOROBENZENECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene