Radionuclides · 2024

Gross Alpha in Fishers, IN tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Fishers, IN's 2024 Gross Alpha measurement is below the federal limit of 15 pCi/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Maximum
System-wide
5.1 pCi/L
Range
System-wide
0.1–5.1 pCi/L
Average
System-wide
1 pCi/L
Maximum
Maximum of All Samples
1.9 pCi/L
Range
System-wide
0.09–1.9 pCi/L
Average
System-wide
2 pCi/L
Maximum
Maximum of All Samples
3.9 pCi/L
Range
System-wide
0.95–3.9 pCi/L
Average
System-wide
0.04 pCi/L
Maximum
Maximum of All Samples
0.04 pCi/L
Range
System-wide
1 pCi/L

Verbatim from Fishers, IN's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Gross Alpha

Gross alpha particle activity — a combined measure of alpha-emitting radioactive substances.

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

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People also ask

+Is there Gross Alpha in Fishers, IN tap water?

Yes — Fishers, IN's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Gross Alpha at 2 pCi/L. Fishers, IN's 2024 Gross Alpha measurement is below the federal limit of 15 pCi/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Gross Alpha is 15 pCi/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Gross Alpha?

Gross alpha particle activity — a combined measure of alpha-emitting radioactive substances. Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases cancer risk.

+Where does this Gross Alpha measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Gross Alpha entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Fishers, IN 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/in/fishers/2024/source.

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