Radionuclides · 2020

Uranium in City of Bell Gardens — Downey, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

City of Bell Gardens — Downey, Ca, CA's 2020 Uranium measurement is below the federal limit of 30 ug/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Groundwater
Not detected ug/L
Range
Groundwater
Not detected ug/L
Average
MWD's Surface Water
2 ug/L
Range
MWD's Surface Water
1–3 ug/L

Verbatim from City of Bell Gardens — Downey, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Uranium

A naturally occurring radioactive metal from erosion of natural deposits.

Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys and increase cancer risk.

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People also ask

+Is there Uranium in City of Bell Gardens — Downey, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Bell Gardens — Downey, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Uranium at 2 ug/L. City of Bell Gardens — Downey, Ca, CA's 2020 Uranium measurement is below the federal limit of 30 ug/L (MCL).

+What's the federal limit for Uranium in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Uranium is 30 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Uranium?

A naturally occurring radioactive metal from erosion of natural deposits. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys and increase cancer risk.

+Where does this Uranium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Uranium entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Bell Gardens — Downey, 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/bell-gardens-downey-ca/2020/source.

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