Strontium

Gadsden County Regional WS

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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2013	0.413 ppb	18	18	0.1000 ppb - 1.40 ppb
2014	0.339 ppb	18	18	0.0980 ppb - 1.30 ppb
2015	N/A	0	0	N/A
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	0	N/A
2019	N/A	0	0	N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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	Result
2013-10-07	1.40 ppb
2013-10-07	0.500 ppb
2013-10-07	0.500 ppb
2013-10-07	1.20 ppb
2013-10-09	0.180 ppb
2013-10-09	0.260 ppb
2013-10-09	0.490 ppb
2013-10-09	0.1000 ppb
2013-10-09	0.110 ppb
2013-10-09	0.460 ppb
2013-10-09	0.160 ppb
2013-10-09	0.110 ppb
2013-10-09	0.1000 ppb
2013-10-14	0.510 ppb
2013-10-14	0.510 ppb
2013-10-14	0.240 ppb
2013-10-14	0.420 ppb
2013-10-14	0.180 ppb
2014-04-02	0.470 ppb
2014-04-02	0.240 ppb
2014-04-02	0.230 ppb
2014-04-09	0.120 ppb
2014-04-09	0.0980 ppb
2014-04-09	0.260 ppb
2014-04-09	0.110 ppb
2014-04-09	0.460 ppb
2014-04-09	0.1000 ppb
2014-04-09	0.180 ppb
2014-04-14	0.490 ppb
2014-04-14	0.510 ppb
2014-04-14	0.190 ppb
2014-04-15	0.510 ppb
2014-04-15	0.190 ppb
2014-04-15	0.540 ppb
2014-04-15	1.30 ppb
2014-04-15	0.110 ppb