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Strontium

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Noroton System

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0814 ppb880.0640 ppb - 0.1000 ppb
20150.0563 ppb880.0470 ppb - 0.0680 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
2014-07-15201407160543AM0.0690 ppb
2014-07-15201407160480AM0.1000 ppb
2014-07-15201407160482AM0.0880 ppb
2014-07-15201407160486AM0.1000 ppb
2014-10-14201410150090AM0.0640 ppb
2014-10-14201410150096AM0.0810 ppb
2014-10-14201410150081AM0.0760 ppb
2014-10-14201410150079AM0.0730 ppb
2015-01-14201501150515AM0.0650 ppb
2015-01-14201501150562AM0.0520 ppb
2015-01-14201501150517AM0.0480 ppb
2015-01-14201501150658AM0.0470 ppb
2015-04-01201504020167AM0.0670 ppb
2015-04-01201504020189AM0.0510 ppb
2015-04-01201504020193AM0.0680 ppb
2015-04-01201504020187AM0.0520 ppb