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Strontium

Coast Springs - Cal. Water Service (puc)

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022160.0 ppb66140.0 ppb - 190.0 ppb
2023168.6 ppb77140.0 ppb - 210.0 ppb

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
2022-06-14CA2110007_002_002-202206141145140.0 ppb
2022-06-14CA2110007_007_007-202206141050150.0 ppb
2022-06-14CA2110007_006_006-202206141010140.0 ppb
2022-07-19CA2110007_004_004-202207191045170.0 ppb
2022-07-19CA2110007_003_003-202207191100190.0 ppb
2022-07-19CA2110007_010_010-202207191210170.0 ppb
2023-06-06CA2110007_001_001-202306061140210.0 ppb
2023-06-21CA2110007_006_006-202306210900140.0 ppb
2023-06-21CA2110007_007_007-202306210930150.0 ppb
2023-06-22CA2110007_008_008-202306221130200.0 ppb
2023-06-27CA2110007_004_004-202306270930160.0 ppb
2023-06-28CA2110007_002_002-202306280945160.0 ppb
2023-07-18CA2110007_010_010-202307181140160.0 ppb