Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Middletown 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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0508 ppb660.0328 ppb - 0.0757 ppb
20150.0498 ppb660.0281 ppb - 0.0869 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
2014-08-1120254710020.0665 ppb
2014-08-1120254710040.0757 ppb
2014-08-1120254710030.0454 ppb
2014-08-1120254710010.0328 ppb
2014-11-1920414580030.0508 ppb
2014-11-1920414580010.0334 ppb
2015-02-2620571620030.0869 ppb
2015-02-2620571620070.0847 ppb
2015-02-2620571620010.0281 ppb
2015-02-2620571620050.0330 ppb
2015-05-2020726360010.0316 ppb
2015-05-2020726360030.0346 ppb