Radionuclides · 2023

Gross Beta Particle Activity in Marina Coast Water District — Marina, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Marina Coast Water District — Marina, 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
Average
Annual
7.5 pCi/L
Range
System-wide
4.8–8.91 pCi/L
Average
Annual
7.5 pCi/L
Average
Annual
7.5 pCi/L
Range
System-wide
4.8–8.91 pCi/L
Range
System-wide
4.8–8.91 pCi/L

Verbatim from Marina Coast Water District — Marina, 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 Marina Coast Water District — Marina, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Marina Coast Water District — Marina, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Gross Beta Particle Activity at 7.5 pCi/L. Marina Coast Water District — Marina, 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 Marina Coast Water District — Marina, 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/marina-coast-water-district-marina-ca/2023/source.

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