Radionuclides · 2023

Gross Beta Particle Activity in Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Gross Beta Particle Activity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Mills Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Range
Weymouth Plant
0–5 pCi/L
Range
Skinner Plant
0–5 pCi/L
Range
Jensen Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Skinner Plant
4 pCi/L
Average
Weymouth Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Diemer Plant
4 pCi/L
Range
Diemer Plant
0–5 pCi/L
Average
Mills Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Jensen Plant
Not detected pCi/L

Verbatim from Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Gross Beta Particle Activity

Gross beta particle activity — a combined measure of beta-emitting radioactive substances.

Long-term exposure above the federal screening level increases cancer risk.

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People also ask

+Is there Gross Beta Particle Activity in Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Gross Beta Particle Activity at 4 pCi/L. Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Gross Beta Particle Activity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Gross Beta Particle Activity in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Gross Beta Particle Activity. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Gross Beta Particle Activity?

Gross beta particle activity — a combined measure of beta-emitting radioactive substances. Long-term exposure above the federal screening level increases cancer risk.

+Where does this Gross Beta Particle Activity measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Gross Beta Particle Activity entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, 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/commerce-city-water-dept-san-jose-ca/2023/source.

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