Strontium

Cal/am Water Company - Baldwin Hills

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	0.634 ppb	18	18	0.471 ppb - 0.887 ppb
2014	0.702 ppb	6	6	0.612 ppb - 0.959 ppb
2015	N/A	0	0	N/A
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
2013-06-10	22144201	0.657 ppb
2013-06-10	22144401	0.627 ppb
2013-06-10	22143701	0.637 ppb
2013-06-10	22143801	0.601 ppb
2013-06-10	22143601	0.704 ppb
2013-06-10	22144601	0.614 ppb
2013-06-10	22144001	0.686 ppb
2013-06-10	22145101	0.642 ppb
2013-06-10	22144801	0.587 ppb
2013-09-09	23393501	0.765 ppb
2013-09-09	23393601	0.887 ppb
2013-09-09	23393801	0.797 ppb
2013-12-04	24213801	0.518 ppb
2013-12-04	24214601	0.618 ppb
2013-12-04	24214401	0.473 ppb
2013-12-04	24214901	0.599 ppb
2013-12-04	24214001	0.528 ppb
2013-12-04	24214201	0.471 ppb
2014-02-12	24743401	0.733 ppb
2014-03-05	25004101	0.612 ppb
2014-03-05	25004301	0.646 ppb
2014-03-12	25298301	0.634 ppb
2014-05-14	25999501	0.959 ppb
2014-10-06	27318101	0.627 ppb