Strontium

City of Zephyrhills

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	0.530 ppb	16	16	0.000480 ppb - 2.10 ppb
2014	0.434 ppb	15	14	ND - 2.12 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
2013-10-21	0.397 ppb
2013-10-21	0.616 ppb
2013-10-21	0.210 ppb
2013-10-21	0.0900 ppb
2013-10-21	0.879 ppb
2013-10-21	0.125 ppb
2013-10-21	2.10 ppb
2013-10-21	0.674 ppb
2013-10-21	0.149 ppb
2013-10-21	0.311 ppb
2013-10-21	1.03 ppb
2013-10-21	0.000480 ppb
2013-10-21	1.11 ppb
2013-10-21	0.103 ppb
2013-10-21	0.389 ppb
2013-10-21	0.291 ppb
2014-04-04	0.339 ppb
2014-04-04	0.229 ppb
2014-04-04	0.216 ppb
2014-04-04	2.12 ppb
2014-04-04	0.854 ppb
2014-04-04	0.0998 ppb
2014-04-04	0.120 ppb
2014-04-04	0.343 ppb
2014-04-04	0.734 ppb
2014-04-04	0.386 ppb
2014-04-04	0.334 ppb
2014-04-04	0.117 ppb
2014-04-04	ND
2014-04-04	0.224 ppb
2014-04-04	0.387 ppb