Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Norwich Public Utilities

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
20140.0680 ppb16160.0177 ppb - 0.206 ppb
20150.0298 ppb440.0275 ppb - 0.0320 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
2014-06-1720139090020.0177 ppb
2014-06-1720139090040.0281 ppb
2014-06-1720139090030.195 ppb
2014-06-1720139090010.0218 ppb
2014-06-1820140160010.206 ppb
2014-06-1820140160020.0270 ppb
2014-09-1120293390070.0303 ppb
2014-09-1120293390050.0308 ppb
2014-09-1120293390010.0221 ppb
2014-09-1120293390030.0225 ppb
2014-12-1120452000090.194 ppb
2014-12-1120452000110.193 ppb
2014-12-1120452000050.0220 ppb
2014-12-1120452000070.0286 ppb
2014-12-1120452000010.0214 ppb
2014-12-1120452000030.0271 ppb
2015-03-1020592600010.0275 ppb
2015-03-1020592600030.0280 ppb
2015-03-1020592600070.0320 ppb
2015-03-1020592600050.0315 ppb