Barium in Drinking Water
What you need to know about barium in your tap water.
EPA Limit (MCL)
2000 ppb
EPA Goal (MCLG)
2000 ppb
Category
Inorganic
Health Effects
Increase in blood pressure
Common Sources
Discharge of drilling wastes, metal refineries, natural deposits
How to Remove Barium from Water
Recommended filtration methods: Ion exchange, reverse osmosis
4,211
Total Violations
1,535
Systems Affected
Barium Violations by State
| State | Violations | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 890 | 269 |
| Texas | 714 | 219 |
| Georgia | 352 | 112 |
| New York | 331 | 145 |
| Colorado | 211 | 84 |
| Mississippi | 141 | 26 |
| Arizona | 132 | 35 |
| Utah | 118 | 39 |
| North Carolina | 100 | 33 |
| Alabama | 94 | 33 |
| Illinois | 84 | 20 |
| Missouri | 79 | 45 |
| Montana | 77 | 46 |
| Indiana | 76 | 42 |
| Oklahoma | 76 | 32 |
| Alaska | 61 | 41 |
| New Jersey | 61 | 27 |
| Connecticut | 60 | 30 |
| Maryland | 60 | 14 |
| Oregon | 57 | 28 |
Water Systems with Most Barium Violations
PA AMERICAN AUDUBON
8,200 served50 violations
C
BULLHEAD CITY MOHAVE
36,330 served27 violations
D
SEVEN ESTATES
189 served26 violations
F
SHREWSBURY BOROUGH
4,727 served24 violations
C
TOWN OF PRINCESS ANNE
3,300 served21 violations
A
WHISPERING PINES MHP
305 served21 violations
C
CHOCONUT CREEK APARTMENTS
50 served20 violations
C
SUMMERVILLE BORO MUN AUTH
700 served20 violations
C
EPCOR - AGUA FRIA
127,718 served18 violations
D
NORTH PANOLA WATER DISTRICT
1,500 served18 violations
C