Radionuclides · 2024
Combined Radium in Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), AZ tap water
Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), AZ's 2024 Combined Radium measurement is below the federal limit of 5 pCi/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum System-wide | 1.5 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 1.5 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 0.4 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Verbatim from Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Combined Radium
Combined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases the risk of bone cancer.
People also ask
+Is there Combined Radium in Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), AZ tap water?
Yes — Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Combined Radium at 0.4 pCi/L. Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), AZ's 2024 Combined Radium measurement is below the federal limit of 5 pCi/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Combined Radium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Combined Radium is 5 pCi/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Combined Radium?
Combined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases the risk of bone cancer.
+Where does this Combined Radium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Combined Radium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ucmr5 — Glendale City of (2024), AZ water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/az/ucmr5-glendale-2024/2024/source.