Strontium

City of Winter Springs

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	0.196 ppb	6	6	0.145 ppb - 0.300 ppb
2014	0.201 ppb	6	6	0.151 ppb - 0.304 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
2013-10-23	0.284 ppb
2013-10-23	0.147 ppb
2013-10-23	0.153 ppb
2013-10-23	0.300 ppb
2013-10-23	0.145 ppb
2013-10-30	0.147 ppb
2014-04-11	0.294 ppb
2014-04-11	0.152 ppb
2014-04-11	0.152 ppb
2014-04-11	0.304 ppb
2014-04-11	0.155 ppb
2014-04-11	0.151 ppb