# Gaither Manor Apartments, MD — Drinking Water Quality (2024)

> Contaminant levels for the Gaither Manor Apartments, MD public water system from its 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, compared to federal limits.

- Page: https://www.thewatermap.com/water/md/gaither-manor-apartments/2024
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- Source: the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
- Verification: transcribed by a model, cross-checked by a second model, approved before publishing
- Reporting year: 2024
- Contaminants measured: 8
- Contaminants with a federal limit: 8
- Contaminants at or above the federal limit: 0
- Part of The Water Map — https://www.thewatermap.com

## Contaminants measured

| Contaminant | Category | Measured level | Sampling context | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | Disinfectants | 0.3 mg/L (Running annual avg) | System-wide | 4 mg/L (MRDL) | Within the limit |
| Dibromochloromethane | Disinfection byproducts | 0.00118 mg/L (Highest single sample) | System-wide | 0.1 mg/L (MCL) | Within the limit |
| Nitrate | Inorganic chemicals | 8.1–9.3 mg/L (Range) | System-wide | 10 mg/L (MCL) | Approaching the limit |
| Barium | Metals | 0.115 mg/L (Range) | System-wide | 2 mg/L (MCL) | Within the limit |
| Chromium, Total | Metals | 1 ug/L (Highest single sample) | System-wide | 100 ug/L (MCL) | Within the limit |
| Nickel | Metals | 0.007 mg/L (Range) | System-wide | 0.1 mg/L (MCL) | Within the limit |
| Selenium | Metals | 1 ug/L (Range) | System-wide | 50 ug/L (MCL) | Within the limit |
| Combined Radium | Radionuclides | 0.8 pCi/L (Maximum) | Highe st Value | 5 pCi/L (MCL) | Within the limit |

## What these contaminants are

- **Chlorine** — A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
- **Dibromochloromethane** — A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct. Part of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to nervous-system, liver, and kidney effects.
- **Nitrate** — A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
- **Barium** — A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.
- **Chromium, Total** — Total chromium — the sum of all chromium forms, from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause allergic dermatitis; includes hexavalent chromium.
- **Nickel** — A metal from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure can cause skin and other effects; monitored under EPA rules.
- **Selenium** — A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.
- **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 to read this

- A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
- 'Federal limit' is the EPA standard (MCL, action level, treatment technique, etc.) that the measured level is compared against.
- 'At or above the federal limit' means the utility's own reported figure met or exceeded that standard.

_Figures are the utility's own published numbers. Generated 2026-05-25 from thewatermap.com._