Radionuclides · 2024
Combined Radium in Des Moines, IA tap water
Des Moines, IA's 2024 Combined Radium measurement is below the federal limit of 5 pCi/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Ankeny ASR Well 4 | 1.2 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Ankeny ASR Well 6 | 2 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Army Post Road ASR Well | 1.8 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Louise P. Moon ASR Well | Not detected pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level L.D. McMullen ASR Well | 1.7 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Verbatim from Des Moines, IA's 2024 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 Des Moines, IA compares
5 of the 464 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 Des Moines, IA tap water?
Yes — Des Moines, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Combined Radium at 2 pCi/L. Des Moines, IA's 2024 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 464 systems on The Water Map measuring Combined Radium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lynn, MA, Aurora, IL, Broad Creek, MD.
+Where does this Combined Radium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Combined Radium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Des Moines, IA 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/ia/des-moines/2024/source.