Metals · 2023

Selenium in Miami Dade, FL tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.0× the limit

Miami Dade, FL's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Main System
0–0.7 ug/L
Reported level
South Dade Water Supply System
0–0.8 ug/L
Reported level
NMB Water
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Redavo
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Main System
0–0.7 ug/L
Reported level
South Dade Water Supply System
0–0.8 ug/L
Reported level
NMB Water
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Redavo
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Miami Dade, FL's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Selenium

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

How Miami Dade, FL compares

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People also ask

+Is there Selenium in Miami Dade, FL tap water?

Yes — Miami Dade, FL's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Selenium at 0–0.8 ug/L. Miami Dade, FL's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit.

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

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

+What is Selenium?

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

+Where does this Selenium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Selenium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Miami Dade, FL 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/fl/miami-dade/2023/source.

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