UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
RI · PWS ID RI1858422 · Community water system
105
contaminants tested
25
detected
19,354
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 0.0090 ug/L | 2/2 | 2024 |
| PFHpA | 0.0060 ug/L | 2/2 | 2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.0080 ug/L | 2/2 | 2024 |
| PFHxS | 0.0040 ug/L | 2/2 | 2024 |
| PFNA | 0.0070 ug/L | 2/2 | 2024 |
| PFOA | 0.0160 ug/L | 2/2 | 2024 |
| PFOS | 0.0050 ug/L | 2/2 | 2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0070 ug/L | 2/2 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER, FREE | 805 UG/L | 31/31 | SYR4 | 2018–2019 |
| Nitrate | 4310 UG/L | 28/28 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0266 mg/L | 27/27 | LCR | 2025 |
| Lead | 8.5 UG/L | 23/31 | SYR4 | 2018–2019 |
| TTHM | 11.9 UG/L | 13/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 3950 UG/L | 12/12 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 19.4 UG/L | 8/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 27 UG/L | 7/7 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Atrazine | 0.1000 UG/L | 6/19 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 830 UG/L | 5/7 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Bromoform | 5.7 UG/L | 4/4 | SYR4 | 2017–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 1.5 UG/L | 4/4 | SYR4 | 2017–2019 |
| Chromium | 3 UG/L | 3/7 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 2 UG/L | 3/4 | SYR4 | 2017–2019 |
| Xylenes, Total | 5.3 UG/L | 2/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| lithium | 11.5 ug/L | 2/2 | UCMR-5 | 2024 |
| Ethylbenzene | 0.8800 UG/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
80 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, TotalBromodichloromethaneCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformCombined Radium (-226 and -228)DICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpSPFMBAPFMPAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl chloridecis-1,2-Dichloroethyleneo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
SOUTH KINGSTOWN