Radionuclides · 2024
Combined Radium in Indianapolis, IN tap water
Indianapolis, IN's 2024 report shows Combined Radium detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0.28–1.1 | 0 MCLG |
Average System-wide | 0.23 | 0 MCLG |
Average System-wide | 0.57 | 0 MCLG |
Range System-wide | 0.54–0.7 | 0 MCLG |
Average System-wide | 0.7 | 0 MCLG |
Maximum Maximum of All Samples | 1.1 | 0 MCLG |
Maximum Maximum of All Samples | 0.7 | 0 MCLG |
Range System-wide | 1 | 0 MCLG |
Maximum Maximum of All Samples | 0.7 | 0 MCLG |
Verbatim from Indianapolis, IN'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 Indianapolis, IN compares
5 of the 182 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 Indianapolis, IN tap water?
Yes — Indianapolis, IN's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Combined Radium at 0.7. Indianapolis, IN's 2024 report shows Combined Radium detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Combined Radium in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Combined Radium is 0 . 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 182 systems on The Water Map measuring Combined Radium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA, West Covina, CA, Albuquerque, NM.
+Where does this Combined Radium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Combined Radium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Indianapolis, 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/indianapolis/2024/source.