Radionuclides · 2024

Gross Alpha in Fontana, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Fontana, CA's 2024 report shows Gross Alpha detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
System-wide
0.83 pCi/L
Range
System-wide
0–7.3 pCi/L

Verbatim from Fontana, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Gross Alpha

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

Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases cancer risk.

How Fontana, CA compares

4 of the 186 systems measuring Gross Alpha on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Gross Alpha:

People also ask

+Is there Gross Alpha in Fontana, CA tap water?

Yes — Fontana, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Gross Alpha at 0.83 pCi/L. Fontana, CA's 2024 report shows Gross Alpha detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The federal Public health goal for Gross Alpha is 0 pCi/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Gross Alpha?

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

+Which other U.S. cities have Gross Alpha over the federal limit?

4 of the 186 systems on The Water Map measuring Gross Alpha report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA, Birmingham, AL, Burbank, CA.

+Where does this Gross Alpha measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Gross Alpha entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Fontana, 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/fontana/2024/source.

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