Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Valencia Water Company Town Division

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20144.45 ppb884.20 ppb - 4.70 ppb
20154.26 ppb772.20 ppb - 5.10 ppb
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
2014-10-09201410100169AM4.70 ppb
2014-10-09201410100175AM4.40 ppb
2014-10-09201410100171AM4.70 ppb
2014-10-09201410100173AM4.40 ppb
2014-10-09201410100163AM4.50 ppb
2014-10-09201410100165AM4.30 ppb
2014-10-09201410100161AM4.40 ppb
2014-10-22201410230498AM4.20 ppb
2015-04-28201504290511AM4.90 ppb
2015-04-28201504290633AM4.80 ppb
2015-04-28201504290507AM4.40 ppb
2015-04-28201504290509AM4.80 ppb
2015-04-28201504290503AM2.20 ppb
2015-04-28201504290505AM3.60 ppb
2015-05-12201505040235AM5.10 ppb