Stable Metallic Contaminants Measurements in Micrograms per Liter (µg/L) | ||
Contaminant | Amount | MCL |
Aluminum (Al) | 1,000 | |
Antimony (Sb) | 6 | |
Arsenic (As) | 50 | |
Barium (Ba) | 1,000 | |
Berllium (Be) | 4 | |
Cadmium (Cd) | 5 | |
Chromium (Cr) | 100 | |
Copper (Cu) | 1,300 | |
Iron (Fe) | 300 | |
Lead (Pb) | 15 | |
Manganese (Mn) | 50 | |
Mercury (Hg) | 2 | |
Nickel (Ni) | 730* | |
Selenium (Se) | 50 | |
Silver (Ag) | 100 | |
Thallium (Th) | 2 | |
Vanadium (V) | 260* | |
Zinc (Zn) | 5,000 |
Radioactive Metallic Contaminants Measurements in Pico-curies per Liter (pCi/L) | ||
Contaminant | Amount | MCL |
Alpha Particles | 15 | |
Beta Particles | 50 | |
Lead210 | 0.047* | |
Radium226 | 5 | |
Radium228 | 5 | |
Thorium228 | 0.21* | |
Thorium230 | 1.3* | |
Thorium232 | 1.5* | |
Uranium234 | 20 | |
Uranium235 | 20 | |
Uranium238 | 20 |