Radionuclides · 2024
Combined Radium in Broad Creek, MD tap water
Broad Creek, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Combined Radium at or above the federal limit (5 pCi/L MCL). Measured value is 1.6× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Crownsville Zone | 1.6–8 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Crownsville Zone | 8 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Gibson Island Zone | 0.3 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Crofton/Odenton Zone | 0.8 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Range Glen Burnie Zone | 0–2.8 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Range Gibson Island Zone | 0.3–0.3 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Glen Burnie Zone | 1.6 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Range Central Zone | 1.5–1.7 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Range Crofton/Odenton Zone | 0.8–0.8 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Central Zone | 1.6 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Verbatim from Broad Creek, MD'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 Broad Creek, MD 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 Broad Creek, MD tap water?
Yes — Broad Creek, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Combined Radium at 1.6–8 pCi/L. Broad Creek, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Combined Radium at or above the federal limit (5 pCi/L MCL). Measured value is 1.6× the threshold.
+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 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 Broad Creek, 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/broad-creek/2024/source.