Radionuclides · 2020
Combined Radium in Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, Ca, CA tap water
Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, Ca, CA's 2020 Combined Radium measurement is below the federal limit of 0.019 % (MCLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum 18% MWD Weymouth | Not detected % | 0.019 % MCLG |
Range 18% MWD Weymouth | Not detected pCi/L | 0 pCi/L MCLG |
Maximum 82% San Marino Distribution System | 0.19 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L MCLG |
Range 82% San Marino Distribution System | 0.19 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L MCLG |
Maximum 18% MWD Weymouth | Not detected pCi/L | 0 pCi/L MCLG |
Maximum 82% San Marino Distribution System | Not detected % | 0.019 % MCLG |
Range 18% MWD Weymouth | 0 % | 0.019 % MCLG |
Range 82% San Marino Distribution System | Not detected % | 0.019 % MCLG |
Verbatim from Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, Ca, CA's 2020 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 Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, 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 Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Combined Radium at 0.19 pCi/L. Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, Ca, CA's 2020 Combined Radium measurement is below the federal limit of 0.019 % (MCLG).
+What's the federal limit for Combined Radium in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Combined Radium is 0.019 %. 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 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, 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/cal-am-water-company-san-marino-rosemead-ca/2020/source.