Radionuclides · 2023

Gross Beta Particle Activity in Los Angeles LADWP, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Los Angeles LADWP, 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
Average
Northern Combined Wells
4.3 pCi/L
Range
Northern Combined Wells
0–5.6 pCi/L
Average
Southern Combined Wells
4.8 pCi/L
Range
Southern Combined Wells
0–6.3 pCi/L
Average
MWD Weymouth Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Range
MWD Weymouth Plant
0–5 pCi/L
Average
MWD Diemer Plant
4 pCi/L
Range
MWD Diemer Plant
0–5 pCi/L
Average
MWD Jensen Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Range
MWD Jensen Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant
4 pCi/L
Range
Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant
0–4.9 pCi/L

Verbatim from Los Angeles LADWP, 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.

How Los Angeles LADWP, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Gross Beta Particle Activity in Los Angeles LADWP, CA tap water?

Yes — Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Gross Beta Particle Activity at 4.8 pCi/L. Los Angeles LADWP, 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 Los Angeles LADWP, 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/los-angeles-ladwp/2023/source.

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