Radionuclides · 2024
Combined Radium in Albuquerque, NM tap water
Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Combined Radium at or above the federal limit (0.01 MCL). Measured value is 13.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Minimum System-wide | 0.02 | 0.01 MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 0.5 | 0.01 MCL |
Average San Juan-Chama Drinking Water Plant | 0.04 | 0.01 MCL |
Average System-wide | 0.13 | 0.01 MCL |
Verbatim from Albuquerque, NM'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 Albuquerque, NM 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 Albuquerque, NM tap water?
Yes — Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Combined Radium at 0.13. Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Combined Radium at or above the federal limit (0.01 MCL). Measured value is 13.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Combined Radium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Combined Radium is 0.01 . 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, City of Baltimore, MD.
+Where does this Combined Radium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Combined Radium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Albuquerque, NM 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/nm/albuquerque/2024/source.