Strontium

City of Buena Park

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	0.633 ppb	24	24	0.228 ppb - 0.994 ppb
2014	1.07 ppb	1	1	1.07 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
2013-01-07	3010003802	0.679 ppb
2013-01-07	3010003810	0.228 ppb
2013-01-08	3010003806	0.807 ppb
2013-01-08	3010003815	0.655 ppb
2013-01-08	3010003807	0.538 ppb
2013-01-08	3010003809	0.508 ppb
2013-01-08	3010003808	0.597 ppb
2013-01-08	3010003992	0.538 ppb
2013-03-04	3010003811	0.854 ppb
2013-03-18	3010003991	0.911 ppb
2013-06-10	3010003811-2	0.901 ppb
2013-06-24	3010003991-2	0.994 ppb
2013-07-09	3010003808-2	0.545 ppb
2013-07-09	3010003802-2	0.646 ppb
2013-07-09	3010003810-2	0.242 ppb
2013-07-09	3010003816-2	0.781 ppb
2013-07-09	3010003992-2	0.450 ppb
2013-07-11	3010003809-2	0.482 ppb
2013-07-11	3010003806-2	0.628 ppb
2013-07-11	3010003807-2	0.500 ppb
2013-07-11	3010003815-2	0.524 ppb
2013-09-03	3010003811-3	0.899 ppb
2013-09-16	3010003991-3	0.951 ppb
2013-12-16	3010003991-4	0.340 ppb
2014-02-05	3010003811-4A	1.07 ppb