Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Fluoride in Broad Creek, MD tap water
Broad Creek, MD's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Herald Harbor Zone | 0.43–1.23 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Rose Haven Zone | 0.9 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range Glen Burnie Zone | 0.05–1.26 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range Central Zone | 0.12–0.92 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Crofton/Odenton Zone | 0.73 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range Crofton/Odenton Zone | 0.24–0.73 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Herald Harbor Zone | 1.23 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range Rose Haven Zone | 0.23–0.9 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Glen Burnie Zone | 1.26 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range Gibson Island Zone | 0.49–1.12 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Gibson Island Zone | 1.12 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Central Zone | 0.92 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range Broad Creek Zone | 0.13–0.89 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Broad Creek Zone | 0.89 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Broad Creek, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Broad Creek, MD compares
5 of the 386 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in Broad Creek, MD tap water?
Yes — Broad Creek, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0.05–1.26 mg/L. Broad Creek, MD's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Fluoride is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
5 of the 386 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include High Point, NC, Columbus, OH, Hollywood, FL.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride 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.