Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Metropolitan District Commission

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
20130.0199 ppb10100.0160 ppb - 0.0220 ppb
20140.0188 ppb10100.0150 ppb - 0.0220 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
2013-07-17201307180553AM0.0210 ppb
2013-07-17201307180544AM0.0180 ppb
2013-07-17201307180750AM0.0220 ppb
2013-07-17201307180742AM0.0200 ppb
2013-07-17201307180815AM0.0210 ppb
2013-10-09201310100588AM0.0190 ppb
2013-10-09201310100586AM0.0200 ppb
2013-10-09201310100524AM0.0160 ppb
2013-10-09201310100650AM0.0210 ppb
2013-10-09201310100652AM0.0210 ppb
2014-01-07201401080365AM0.0180 ppb
2014-01-07201401080361AM0.0200 ppb
2014-01-07201401080426AM0.0150 ppb
2014-01-07201401080380AM0.0190 ppb
2014-01-08201401090269AM0.0190 ppb
2014-04-08201404090545AM0.0200 ppb
2014-04-08201404090495AM0.0180 ppb
2014-04-08201404090429AM0.0150 ppb
2014-04-08201404090441AM0.0220 ppb
2014-04-09201404100634AM0.0220 ppb