Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

New Britain 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0628 ppb220.0610 ppb - 0.0646 ppb
20150.0591 ppb660.0499 ppb - 0.0676 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
2014-11-1320402270030.0646 ppb
2014-11-1320402270010.0610 ppb
2015-02-2420565710030.0611 ppb
2015-02-2420565710010.0587 ppb
2015-05-2120726350030.0532 ppb
2015-05-2120726350010.0499 ppb
2015-08-1820902550030.0676 ppb
2015-08-1820902550010.0643 ppb