Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Townley Water Authority

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0307 ppb880.0230 ppb - 0.0360 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2014-03-10105893P0.0322 ppb
2014-03-10305825P0.0345 ppb
2014-06-10307655P0.0300 ppb
2014-06-10107568F0.0330 ppb
2014-09-16309124P0.0230 ppb
2014-09-16109041Q0.0280 ppb
2014-12-09110683P0.0290 ppb
2014-12-09310770P0.0360 ppb