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Strontium

Danbury 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
20140.0721 ppb440.0696 ppb - 0.0738 ppb
20150.0702 ppb1615ND - 0.0872 ppb
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
2014-11-1935165597005AM0.0738 ppb
2014-11-1935165597007AM0.0734 ppb
2014-11-1935165597001AM0.0696 ppb
2014-11-1935165597003AM0.0716 ppb
2015-02-1135175705005AM0.0729 ppb
2015-02-1135175705007AM0.0695 ppb
2015-02-1135175705003AM0.0665 ppb
2015-02-1135175705001AM0.0701 ppb
2015-05-2135190094003AM0.0677 ppb
2015-05-2135190094007AM0.0735 ppb
2015-05-2135190094005AM0.0810 ppb
2015-05-2135190094001AM0.0752 ppb
2015-08-2635205368003AMND
2015-08-2635205368005AM0.0867 ppb
2015-08-2635205368007AM0.0740 ppb
2015-08-2635205368001AM0.0776 ppb
2015-09-2835209569005AM0.0872 ppb
2015-09-2835209569007AM0.0728 ppb
2015-09-2835209569001AM0.0801 ppb
2015-09-2835209569003AM0.0683 ppb