Strontium

Northeast

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	0.0639 ppb	12	12	0.0537 ppb - 0.0767 ppb
2014	0.0645 ppb	13	13	0.0530 ppb - 0.0980 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
2013-11-03	0.0611 ppb
2013-11-03	0.0767 ppb
2013-11-03	0.0585 ppb
2013-11-03	0.0537 ppb
2013-11-03	0.0759 ppb
2013-11-03	0.0623 ppb
2013-11-03	0.0580 ppb
2013-11-03	0.0600 ppb
2013-11-03	0.0703 ppb
2013-11-03	0.0596 ppb
2013-11-03	0.0754 ppb
2013-11-03	0.0553 ppb
2014-06-20	0.0530 ppb
2014-06-23	0.0780 ppb
2014-06-23	0.0650 ppb
2014-06-23	0.0670 ppb
2014-06-23	0.0980 ppb
2014-06-23	0.0660 ppb
2014-06-23	0.0540 ppb
2014-06-23	0.0590 ppb
2014-07-24	0.0540 ppb
2014-07-24	0.0560 ppb
2014-07-28	0.0570 ppb
2014-07-28	0.0720 ppb
2014-08-14	0.0590 ppb