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Radium 226 228 in City of Baltimore, MD tap water
City of Baltimore, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Radium 226 228 at or above the federal limit (5 pCi/L MCL). Measured value is 3.2× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum System-wide | 1.6 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 0.2–16 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Verbatim from City of Baltimore, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
People also ask
+Is there Radium 226 228 in City of Baltimore, MD tap water?
Yes — City of Baltimore, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Radium 226 228 at 0.2–16 pCi/L. City of Baltimore, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Radium 226 228 at or above the federal limit (5 pCi/L MCL). Measured value is 3.2× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Radium 226 228 in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Radium 226 228 is 5 pCi/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Where does this Radium 226 228 measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Radium 226 228 entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Baltimore, MD 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/md/baltimore/2024/source.