Lead in Maryland water
Lead was detected in 12 of 29 Maryland cities with a published result.
12 cities where lead was detected
- AnnapolisDetected
- BaltimoreDetected
- CambridgeDetected
- CumberlandDetected
- EastonDetected
- FrederickDetected
- HagerstownDetected
- Havre De GraceDetected
- Howard County D P W DistributionDetected
- New Design - Frederick CountyDetected
- Ocean CityDetected
- Ocean PinesDetected
Not detected or no usable result: 17 cities
- AberdeenNot detected
- BowieNot detected
- Broad CreekNot detected
- Chapel Hill - Aberdeen Proving GroundsNot detected
- Crofton-OdentonNot detected
- ElktonNot detected
- Freedom DistrictNot detected
- FrostburgNot detected
- Glen Burnie-BroadneckNot detected
- Harford County D P WNot detected
- La PlataNot detected
- Lexington ParkNot detected
- RockvilleNot detected
- SalisburyNot detected
- Waldorf - Charles CountyNot detected
- Washington Suburban SanitaryNot detected
- WestminsterNot detected
Values are from the published EPA record; a contaminant that was never tested is shown as pending, never as a pass. Above the action level is a regulatory trigger for the system, not a measurement of any single home.
What can carry a lead reduction claim
- Reverse osmosis
Semi-permeable membrane separation removing dissolved minerals, heavy metals, and persistent fluorinated chemicals down to 0.0001 microns.
- NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 53 lead-certified filters
- Replacing lead service lines
Boiling does not remove a dissolved chemical compound and can concentrate it. Many pitcher and refrigerator filters carry no verified claim for a compound like this at all.
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