SHREWSBURY BOROUGH
PA · PWS ID PA7670088 · Community water system
108
contaminants tested
23
detected
4,727
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 0.0112 ug/L | 10/16 | 2023 |
| PFBS | 0.0430 ug/L | 8/16 | 2023 |
| PFHxA | 0.0110 ug/L | 8/16 | 2023 |
| PFOA | 0.0059 ug/L | 6/16 | 2023 |
| PFHxS | 0.0045 ug/L | 3/16 | 2023 |
| PFBA | 0.0052 ug/L | 2/16 | 2023 |
| PFHpA | 0.0045 ug/L | 2/16 | 2023 |
| PFOS | 0.0112 ug/L | 2/16 | 2023 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 9380 UG/L | 504/504 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 1240 UG/L | 59/60 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0110 mg/L | 16/16 | LCR | 2025 |
| Chloroform | 2.5 UG/L | 15/15 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 2 UG/L | 11/13 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 2.8 UG/L | 11/13 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| TTHM | 7.84 UG/L | 9/9 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Barium | 57 UG/L | 7/8 | SYR4 | 2012 |
| Bromoform | 1.9 UG/L | 7/11 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Lead | 45 UG/L | 6/60 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 1.7 UG/L | 5/9 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Atrazine | 0.2800 UG/L | 3/57 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 1 UG/L | 1/3 | SYR4 | 2017–2019 |
| Nitrite | 420 UG/L | 1/244 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0.7900 UG/L | 1/52 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
85 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, TotalArsenicBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene