Metals · 2023

Barium in Pasadena Water and Power, CA tap water

Within the federal limit

Pasadena Water and Power, CA's 2023 Barium measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Pasadena Sources
Not detected ug/L
Range
Pasadena Sources
0–140 ug/L
Average
MWD Weymouth Plant
Not detected ug/L
Range
MWD Weymouth Plant
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Pasadena Water and Power, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Barium

A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.

How Pasadena Water and Power, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Barium in Pasadena Water and Power, CA tap water?

Yes — Pasadena Water and Power, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Barium at Not detected ug/L. Pasadena Water and Power, CA's 2023 Barium measurement is below the federal limit.

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

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

+What is Barium?

A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.

+Where does this Barium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Barium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pasadena Water and Power, 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/pasadena-water-and-power/2023/source.

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