Radionuclides · 2024
Combined Radium in Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL tap water
Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Combined Radium at or above the federal limit (0 pCi/L MCLG). Measured value is 1.8× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 8.95 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L MCLG |
Range System-wide | 7.29–8.95 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL'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 Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL compares
5 of the 465 systems measuring Combined Radium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
People also ask
+Is there Combined Radium in Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL tap water?
Yes — Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Combined Radium at 8.95 pCi/L. Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Combined Radium at or above the federal limit (0 pCi/L MCLG). Measured value is 1.8× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Combined Radium in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Combined Radium is 0 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 465 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 Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL 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/il/ucmr5-aurora-2024/2024/source.