Strontium

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District

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	0.414 ppb	13	13	0.220 ppb - 0.840 ppb
2014	0.455 ppb	15	15	0.140 ppb - 0.820 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
2013-09-17	B3I1811-03	0.450 ppb
2013-09-17	B3I1811-09	0.230 ppb
2013-09-17	B3I1811-01	0.220 ppb
2013-09-17	B3I1811-07	0.220 ppb
2013-09-17	B3I1811-05	0.480 ppb
2013-09-19	B3I1939-07	0.220 ppb
2013-09-19	B3I1939-01	0.820 ppb
2013-09-19	B3I1939-04	0.460 ppb
2013-09-19	B3I1939-13	0.320 ppb
2013-09-19	B3I1939-10	0.610 ppb
2013-12-13	B3L1343-01	0.840 ppb
2013-12-13	B3L1343-04	0.240 ppb
2013-12-13	B3L1343-06	0.270 ppb
2014-03-20	B4C2084-10	0.460 ppb
2014-03-20	B4C2078-04	0.290 ppb
2014-03-20	B4C2084-12	0.330 ppb
2014-03-20	B4C2084-14	0.300 ppb
2014-03-20	B4C2084-04	0.400 ppb
2014-03-20	B4C2084-07	0.470 ppb
2014-03-20	B4C2078-01	0.820 ppb
2014-03-20	B4C2084-01	0.140 ppb
2014-04-29	B4D3014-01	0.250 ppb
2014-06-19	B4F2037-09	0.320 ppb
2014-06-19	B4F2037-07	0.310 ppb
2014-06-19	B4F2037-01	0.710 ppb
2014-06-19	B4F2037-04	0.590 ppb
2014-09-29	B4I2892-01	0.710 ppb
2014-12-23	B4L2627-01	0.730 ppb