Radionuclides · 2021
Combined Radium in Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA tap water
Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report shows Combined Radium at or above the federal limit (5 pCi/L MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Raw Influent (State Water Project) | Not detected pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Average Raw Influent (State Water Project) | 5.2 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Verbatim from Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2021 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.
How Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 464 systems measuring Combined Radium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Combined Radium:
People also ask
+Is there Combined Radium in Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Combined Radium at 5.2 pCi/L. Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report shows Combined Radium at or above the federal limit (5 pCi/L MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
+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.
+Which other U.S. cities have Combined Radium over the federal limit?
5 of the 464 systems on The Water Map measuring Combined Radium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lynn, MA, Aurora, IL, Broad Creek, MD.
+Where does this Combined Radium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Combined Radium entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA 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/ca/antelope-valley-east-kern-water-agency-palmdale-ca/2021/source.