Battle Creek & Kalamazoo Water Quality
Most people don’t realize it, but tap water can contain dozens of contaminants with potentially serious health effects. So we created this page to help you informed regarding water quality in the area.
Contaminants Detected in Battle Creek & Kalamazoo
Battle Creek
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17 Total Contaminants Detected
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12 Contaminants Exceed EWG Health Guidelines
Kalamazoo
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30 Total Contaminants Detected
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14 Contaminants Exceed EWG Health Guidelines
Important facts to know about water quality safety:
The EWG teaches that legal water levels are not necessarily safe. Federal guidelines have not been updated in almost 20 years, and do not reflect the latest health guidelines. If you want to ensure healthy drinking water for your family, it’s up to you to learn about your local water supply, and take the steps necessary to remove potentially harmful contaminants.
Contaminants Detected in Kalamazoo Water That Exceed Health Guidelines
Arsenic
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
1,063x
- Legal Limit: 10 ppb
- Health Guidelines: 0.004 ppb
- Kalamazoo Water: 4.25 ppb
Bromochloroacetic acid
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
83x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.02 ppb
- Kalamazoo Water: 1.67 ppb
Bromodichloromethane
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
112x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.06 ppb
- Kalamazoo Water: 6.74 ppb
Chloroform
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
35x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.4 ppb
- Kalamazoo Water: 14.0 ppb
Dibromochloromethane
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
20x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
- Kalamazoo Water: 2.01 ppb
Dichloroacetic acid
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
26x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.2 ppb
- Kalamazoo Water: 5.24 ppb
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)†
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
126x
- Legal Limit: 60 ppb
- Health Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
- Kalamazoo Water: 12.6 ppb
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)†
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
371x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.06 ppb
- Kalamazoo Water: 22.2 ppb
Nitrate
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
7.3x
- Legal Limit: 10 ppm
- Health Guidelines: 0.14 ppm
- Kalamazoo Water: 1.02 ppm
Radium, combined (-226 & -228)
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
8.5x
- Legal Limit: 5 pCi/L
- Health Guidelines: 0.05 pCi/L
- Kalamazoo Water: 0.42 pCi/L
Total PFOS and PFOA
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
348x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.007 ppt
- Kalamazoo Water: 2.44 ppt
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)†
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
146x
- Legal Limit: 80 ppb
- Health Guidelines: 0.15 ppb
- Kalamazoo Water: 21.9 ppb
Trichloroacetic acid
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
81x
- Legal Limit: 10 ppm
- Health Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
- Kalamazoo Water: 8.14 ppb
Vinyl chloride
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
over legal limit
- Legal Limit: 2 ppb
- Health Guidelines: 0.05 ppb
- Kalamazoo Water: 2.10 ppb
Contaminants Detected in Battle Creek Water That Exceed Health Guidelines
Bromochloroacetic acid
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
178x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.02 ppb
- Battle Creek Water: 3.56 ppb
Bromodichloromethane
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
65x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.06 ppb
- Battle Creek Water: 3.93 ppb
Bromoform
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
2.6x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.5 ppb
- Battle Creek Water: 1.31 ppb
Chloroform
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
7.1x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.4 ppb
- Battle Creek Water: 2.83 ppb
Dibromoacetic acid
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
92x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.04 ppb
- Battle Creek Water: 3.69 ppb
Dibromochloromethane
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
46x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
- Battle Creek Water: 4.64 ppb
Dichloroacetic acid
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
16x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.2 ppb
- Battle Creek Water: 3.16 ppb
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)†
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
89x
- Legal Limit: 60 ppb
- Health Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
- Battle Creek Water: 8.87 ppb
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)†
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
361x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.06 ppb
- Battle Creek Water: 21.6 ppb
Radium, combined (-226 & -228)
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
32x
- Legal Limit: 5 pCi/L
- Health Guidelines: 0.05 pCi/L
- Battle Creek Water: 1.62 pCi/L
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)†
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
133x
- Legal Limit: 80 ppb
- Health Guidelines: 0.15 ppb
- Battle Creek Water: 20.0 ppb
Trichloroacetic acid
Exceeds Health Guidelines By…
27x
- Legal Limit: no
- Health Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
- Battle Creek Water: 2.66 ppb
What Can You Do To Improve The Quality Of Your Drinking Water?
If you’re like most people, you may be shocked to find out how many contaminants are present in our local water supplies. You may also be wondering: What can you do to provide cleaner, safer drinking water for yourself and your family?
Sadly, a simple filtration pitcher is NOT sufficient to remove all these contaminants.
But not to worry–Culligan is here to help. We have a range of water treatment options capable of eliminating up to 99.99% of common water contaminants.
Because everyone’s water can vary slightly, we recommend starting with a 100% free, no-obligation water test. We’ll send a water technician to your home at a convenient time to test your water and find out what’s in it.
This test is important in helping us to determine the best water treatment system for your water and your needs.
To schedule your free water test now, just call us or fill out this short form:
Request Your Free, No-Obligation Water Test
Real Customer Reviews:
The data on this page comes from the EWG’s Tap Water Database Battle Creek and EWG’s Tap Water Database Kalamazoo.