Strontium

City of Tulare

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	0.178 ppb	73	73	0.0150 ppb - 0.630 ppb
2015	0.226 ppb	9	9	0.0330 ppb - 0.420 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
2014-01-03	A4A0176-17A	0.210 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-33A	0.210 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-31A	0.110 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-35A	0.210 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-27A	0.140 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-29A	0.210 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-25A	0.110 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-45A	0.210 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-21A	0.0470 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-19A	0.140 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-05A	0.110 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-13A	0.210 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-15A	0.210 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-41A	0.110 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-43A	0.110 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-39A	0.0470 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-37A	0.140 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-47A	0.140 ppb
2014-01-03	A4A0176-11A	0.210 ppb
2014-01-22	A4A0173-05A	0.500 ppb
2014-01-22	A4A0167-05A	0.300 ppb
2014-01-22	A4A0159-09A	0.0380 ppb
2014-01-22	A4A0167-09A	0.0450 ppb
2014-01-22	A4A0173-01A	0.0250 ppb
2014-01-22	A4A0159-05A	0.0150 ppb
2014-01-22	A4A0167-01A	0.240 ppb
2014-01-22	A4A0173-09A	0.0520 ppb
2014-01-22	A4A0159-01A	0.0220 ppb
2014-01-23	A4A0152-09A	0.0390 ppb
2014-01-23	A4A0174-09A	0.120 ppb
2014-01-23	A4A0152-01A	0.0240 ppb
2014-01-23	A4A0171-05A	0.630 ppb
2014-01-23	A4A0174-13A	0.140 ppb
2014-01-23	A4A0152-05A	0.0790 ppb
2014-01-23	A4A0174-05A	0.500 ppb
2014-01-23	A4A0174-01A	0.250 ppb
2014-01-23	A4A0171-09A	0.320 ppb
2014-01-23	A4A0171-01A	0.420 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0176-23A	0.0450 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0176-01A	0.110 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0172-09A	0.430 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0175-09A	0.420 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0176-03A	0.140 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0175-13A	0.0990 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0176-09A	0.0470 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0175-01A	0.0830 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0176-07A	0.210 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0172-05A	0.1000 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0161-01A	0.300 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0175-05A	0.0950 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0161-05A	0.110 ppb
2014-01-24	A4A0172-01A	0.520 ppb
2014-07-15	A4G0608-06A	0.0460 ppb
2014-07-15	A4G0608-11A	0.0410 ppb
2014-07-15	A4G0620-11A	0.0640 ppb
2014-07-15	A4G0620-01A	0.0230 ppb
2014-07-15	A4G0608-01A	0.0350 ppb
2014-07-15	A4G0617-06A	0.340 ppb
2014-07-15	A4G0620-06A	0.370 ppb
2014-07-15	A4G0617-11A	0.0510 ppb
2014-07-15	A4G0617-01A	0.270 ppb
2014-07-16	A4G1343-11A	0.0410 ppb
2014-07-16	A4G1343-01A	0.0190 ppb
2014-07-16	A4G1353-11A	0.120 ppb
2014-07-16	A4G1349-01A	0.330 ppb
2014-07-16	A4G1353-01A	0.280 ppb
2014-07-16	A4G1353-06A	0.600 ppb
2014-07-16	A4G1349-06A	0.530 ppb
2014-07-17	A4G1376-07A	0.0490 ppb
2014-07-17	A4G1343-06A	0.0390 ppb
2014-07-17	A4G1376-01A	0.250 ppb
2014-07-17	A4G1376-05A	0.140 ppb
2014-07-17	A4G1376-03A	0.0370 ppb
2015-11-30	A5K0991-01A	0.270 ppb
2015-11-30	A5K0993-05A	0.420 ppb
2015-11-30	A5K0992-03A	0.0330 ppb
2015-11-30	A5K0992-01A	0.200 ppb
2015-11-30	A5K0994-07A	0.110 ppb
2015-11-30	A5K0994-03A	0.1000 ppb
2015-11-30	A5K0993-03A	0.190 ppb
2015-11-30	A5K0993-01A	0.410 ppb
2015-11-30	A5K0994-05A	0.300 ppb