Strontium

Kingman Municipal Water

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	0.582 ppb	12	12	0.410 ppb - 0.710 ppb
2015	0.448 ppb	12	12	0.290 ppb - 0.550 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
2014-11-10	B4K1008-05	0.440 ppb
2014-11-10	B4K1008-17	0.700 ppb
2014-11-10	B4K1008-09	0.560 ppb
2014-11-10	B4K1008-21	0.710 ppb
2014-11-10	B4K1008-13	0.560 ppb
2014-11-10	B4K1008-01	0.620 ppb
2014-11-10	B4K1008-07	0.640 ppb
2014-11-10	B4K1008-03	0.410 ppb
2014-11-10	B4K1008-15	0.520 ppb
2014-11-10	B4K1008-23	0.510 ppb
2014-11-10	B4K1008-19	0.660 ppb
2014-11-10	B4K1008-11	0.650 ppb
2015-05-11	B5E1040-01	0.480 ppb
2015-05-11	B5E1040-13	0.550 ppb
2015-05-11	B5E1040-05	0.440 ppb
2015-05-11	B5E1040-17	0.290 ppb
2015-05-11	B5E1040-19	0.330 ppb
2015-05-11	B5E1040-03	0.520 ppb
2015-05-11	B5E1040-11	0.440 ppb
2015-05-11	B5E1040-23	0.540 ppb
2015-05-11	B5E1040-21	0.540 ppb
2015-05-11	B5E1040-15	0.460 ppb
2015-05-11	B5E1040-07	0.420 ppb
2015-05-11	B5E1040-09	0.360 ppb