Strontium

Green Taylor Water District

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
2014	0.0724 ppb	18	18	0.0473 ppb - 0.133 ppb
2015	0.0704 ppb	6	6	0.0611 ppb - 0.0774 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
2014-04-25	4041739-03A	0.127 ppb
2014-04-25	4041739-07A	0.0742 ppb
2014-04-25	4041739-11A	0.0473 ppb
2014-04-25	4041739-01A	0.0754 ppb
2014-04-25	4041739-09A	0.0727 ppb
2014-07-02	4062835-01A	0.0588 ppb
2014-07-16	4070969-07A	0.0652 ppb
2014-07-16	4070969-03A	0.133 ppb
2014-07-16	4070969-01A	0.0712 ppb
2014-07-16	4070969-11A	0.0549 ppb
2014-07-16	4070969-09A	0.0554 ppb
2014-07-16	4070969-05A	0.0488 ppb
2014-10-14	4100765-03A	0.104 ppb
2014-10-14	4100765-09A	0.0589 ppb
2014-10-15	4100765-11A	0.0524 ppb
2014-10-15	4100765-01A	0.0822 ppb
2014-10-15	4100765-07A	0.0696 ppb
2014-10-15	4100765-05A	0.0526 ppb
2015-01-14	5010182-01A	0.0713 ppb
2015-01-14	5010182-07A	0.0737 ppb
2015-01-14	5010182-09A	0.0740 ppb
2015-01-14	5010182-11A	0.0611 ppb
2015-01-14	5010182-05A	0.0646 ppb
2015-01-14	5010182-03A	0.0774 ppb