Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Bristol Water Department

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0350 ppb20200.0180 ppb - 0.0630 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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
2014-01-06201401070100AM0.0570 ppb
2014-01-06201401070092AM0.0180 ppb
2014-01-06201401070130AM0.0180 ppb
2014-01-06201401070128AM0.0580 ppb
2014-01-06201401070098AM0.0520 ppb
2014-01-06201401070118AM0.0180 ppb
2014-01-06201401070126AM0.0540 ppb
2014-01-06201401070094AM0.0180 ppb
2014-04-02201404030420AM0.0180 ppb
2014-04-02201404030275AM0.0180 ppb
2014-07-07201407080379AM0.0610 ppb
2014-07-07201407080362AM0.0220 ppb
2014-07-07201407080360AM0.0610 ppb
2014-07-07201407090847AM0.0220 ppb
2014-07-07201407080381AM0.0210 ppb
2014-07-07201407080383AM0.0630 ppb
2014-07-07201407080356AM0.0580 ppb
2014-07-07201407080354AM0.0210 ppb
2014-10-06201410070315AM0.0210 ppb
2014-10-06201410070283AM0.0200 ppb