Strontium

City of Mesa

Strontium is a metal that accumulates in the bones. Radioactive strontium-90 can cause bone cancer and leukemia, and any form of strontium at high doses can harm bone health.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2013	0.592 ppb	119	119	0.0200 ppb - 1.10 ppb
2014	0.666 ppb	7	7	0.570 ppb - 1.000 ppb
2015	0.755 ppb	2	2	0.750 ppb - 0.760 ppb
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	0	N/A
2019	N/A	0	0	N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 1,500 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 1,500 ppb for strontium was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a benchmark for testing under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program. This health guideline protects against harm to bones.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date	Lab ID	Result
2013-01-15	201301160556AM	0.580 ppb
2013-01-15	201301160548AM	0.570 ppb
2013-01-15	201301160554AM	0.640 ppb
2013-01-16	201301160560AM	0.960 ppb
2013-01-16	201301160558AM	0.850 ppb
2013-01-16	201301160566AM	0.420 ppb
2013-01-16	201301160562AM	1.000 ppb
2013-01-16	201301160564AM	0.670 ppb
2013-01-22	201301240174AM	0.600 ppb
2013-01-22	201301240176AM	0.990 ppb
2013-01-22	201301240152AM	0.650 ppb
2013-01-23	201301240197AM	0.990 ppb
2013-01-23	201301240195AM	0.720 ppb
2013-01-30	201301310433AM	0.570 ppb
2013-01-30	201301310431AM	1.000 ppb
2013-02-12	201302140551AM	0.870 ppb
2013-02-12	201302140549AM	0.700 ppb
2013-02-12	201302140542AM	0.700 ppb
2013-02-12	201302140544AM	0.770 ppb
2013-02-13	201302140540AM	0.760 ppb
2013-02-13	201302140538AM	0.730 ppb
2013-02-13	201302140535AM	0.540 ppb
2013-02-13	201302140531AM	0.810 ppb
2013-02-13	201302140529AM	0.880 ppb
2013-02-13	201302140533AM	0.890 ppb
2013-02-19	201302200375AM	0.280 ppb
2013-02-19	201302200371AM	0.260 ppb
2013-02-19	201302200373AM	0.330 ppb
2013-02-26	201302260119AM	0.880 ppb
2013-04-08	201304100491AM	0.0200 ppb
2013-04-09	201304100493AM	1.000 ppb
2013-04-09	201304100477AM	0.560 ppb
2013-04-09	201304100479AM	0.0380 ppb
2013-04-09	201304100481AM	0.0230 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110552AM	0.490 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110554AM	0.530 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110546AM	0.650 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110542AM	0.170 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110540AM	0.120 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110544AM	0.490 ppb
2013-04-16	201304170691AM	0.900 ppb
2013-04-17	201304170697AM	0.780 ppb
2013-04-17	201304170701AM	0.800 ppb
2013-04-17	201304170699AM	1.10 ppb
2013-04-17	201304170695AM	1.10 ppb
2013-05-09	201305100040AM	0.0580 ppb
2013-05-09	201305100042AM	0.0750 ppb
2013-05-09	201305100038AM	0.0360 ppb
2013-05-09	201305100044AM	0.0590 ppb
2013-05-14	201305150463AM	0.610 ppb
2013-05-14	201305150465AM	0.650 ppb
2013-05-15	201305150520AM	0.220 ppb
2013-05-15	201305150518AM	0.830 ppb
2013-05-20	201305200188AM	0.320 ppb
2013-05-20	201305200190AM	0.360 ppb
2013-05-20	201305200068AM	0.780 ppb
2013-05-20	201305200127AM	0.0370 ppb
2013-05-29	201305290453AM	0.0690 ppb
2013-05-29	201305290411AM	0.570 ppb
2013-07-09	201307100755AM	0.530 ppb
2013-07-09	201307100757AM	0.940 ppb
2013-07-10	201307100761AM	1.10 ppb
2013-07-23	201307240533AM	0.920 ppb
2013-07-23	201307240535AM	0.690 ppb
2013-07-23	201307240531AM	0.910 ppb
2013-07-24	201307240537AM	0.590 ppb
2013-07-24	201307240544AM	0.580 ppb
2013-08-05	201308070778AM	0.0470 ppb
2013-08-05	201308070622AM	0.630 ppb
2013-08-05	201308070618AM	0.590 ppb
2013-08-05	201308070620AM	0.710 ppb
2013-08-05	201308070624AM	0.520 ppb
2013-08-06	201308070601AM	0.780 ppb
2013-08-06	201308070603AM	0.570 ppb
2013-08-06	201308070586AM	0.660 ppb
2013-08-06	201308070588AM	0.700 ppb
2013-08-06	201308070584AM	0.760 ppb
2013-08-07	201308070605AM	0.660 ppb
2013-08-07	201308070590AM	0.880 ppb
2013-08-12	201308130444AM	0.620 ppb
2013-08-12	201308130442AM	0.820 ppb
2013-08-12	201308130434AM	0.410 ppb
2013-08-12	201308130430AM	1.000 ppb
2013-08-12	201308130432AM	0.740 ppb
2013-08-13	201308140060AM	0.480 ppb
2013-08-13	201308140062AM	0.670 ppb
2013-08-14	201308140418AM	0.580 ppb
2013-08-14	201308140416AM	0.830 ppb
2013-08-14	201308140394AM	0.990 ppb
2013-08-14	201308140392AM	0.850 ppb
2013-10-08	201310080652AM	1.000 ppb
2013-10-08	201310080650AM	0.720 ppb
2013-10-08	201310080610AM	0.120 ppb
2013-10-08	201310080612AM	0.160 ppb
2013-10-08	201310080614AM	0.120 ppb
2013-10-08	201310080616AM	0.0510 ppb
2013-10-09	201310090515AM	0.820 ppb
2013-10-09	201310090517AM	0.630 ppb
2013-10-09	201310090511AM	0.630 ppb
2013-10-09	201310090513AM	0.480 ppb
2013-10-15	201310150507AM	0.570 ppb
2013-10-15	201310150505AM	0.900 ppb
2013-10-15	201310150503AM	0.920 ppb
2013-10-16	201310160475AM	0.480 ppb
2013-10-16	201310160477AM	0.580 ppb
2013-10-31	201310310439AM	0.800 ppb
2013-11-05	201311070309AM	0.570 ppb
2013-11-05	201311070311AM	0.910 ppb
2013-11-05	201311050403AM	0.780 ppb
2013-11-05	201311050401AM	0.0450 ppb
2013-11-06	201311070313AM	0.530 ppb
2013-11-06	201311070298AM	0.0760 ppb
2013-11-06	201311070294AM	0.0460 ppb
2013-11-06	201311070300AM	0.0630 ppb
2013-11-06	201311070296AM	0.0300 ppb
2013-11-12	201311130338AM	0.660 ppb
2013-11-12	201311130336AM	0.650 ppb
2013-11-13	201311140713AM	0.740 ppb
2013-11-20	201311210516AM	0.590 ppb
2014-01-23	201401230427AM	1.000 ppb
2014-03-25	201403250421AM	0.600 ppb
2014-03-25	201403250419AM	0.570 ppb
2014-06-17	201406180491AM	0.600 ppb
2014-07-15	201407160688AM	0.600 ppb
2014-09-02	201409020219AM	0.660 ppb
2014-09-02	201409020217AM	0.630 ppb
2015-01-21	201501220206AM	0.760 ppb
2015-01-21	201501220204AM	0.750 ppb