Radionuclides · 2023

Combined Radium in Riverside, City of, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Riverside, City of, CA's 2023 Combined Radium measurement is below the federal limit of 5 PCI/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Entry point
0.2511904761904762 PCI/L
Highest single sample
Source water
1.5 PCI/L
Average
Source water
0.2 PCI/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
1.7 PCI/L
Average
Distribution
0.17500000000000002 PCI/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
1.1 PCI/L

Verbatim from Riverside, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Combined Radium

Combined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements.

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

How Riverside, City of, CA compares

5 of the 252 systems measuring Combined Radium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Combined Radium:

People also ask

+Is there Combined Radium in Riverside, City of, CA tap water?

Yes — Riverside, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Combined Radium at 0.2511904761904762 PCI/L. Riverside, City of, CA's 2023 Combined Radium measurement is below the federal limit of 5 PCI/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Combined Radium is 5 PCI/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Combined Radium?

Combined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases the risk of bone cancer.

+Which other U.S. cities have Combined Radium over the federal limit?

5 of the 252 systems on The Water Map measuring Combined Radium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include West Covina, CA, Albuquerque, NM, City of Baltimore, MD.

+Where does this Combined Radium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Combined Radium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Riverside, City of, 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/riverside/2023/source.

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