Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Post Falls

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0721 ppb12120.0511 ppb - 0.0885 ppb
20140.0795 ppb12120.0695 ppb - 0.0868 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
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
2013-11-14131118001-0040.0521 ppb
2013-11-14131118001-0120.0784 ppb
2013-11-14131118001-0050.0533 ppb
2013-11-14131118001-0030.0834 ppb
2013-11-14131118001-0010.0834 ppb
2013-11-14131118001-0110.0885 ppb
2013-11-14131118001-0090.0839 ppb
2013-11-14131118001-0100.0723 ppb
2013-11-14131118001-0060.0839 ppb
2013-11-14131118001-0080.0511 ppb
2013-11-14131118001-0070.0831 ppb
2013-11-14131118001-0020.0518 ppb
2014-05-12140513061-0050.0864 ppb
2014-05-12140513061-0060.0767 ppb
2014-05-12140513061-0030.0868 ppb
2014-05-12140513061-0020.0859 ppb
2014-05-13140513061-0090.0778 ppb
2014-05-13140513061-0120.0759 ppb
2014-05-13140513061-0010.0793 ppb
2014-05-13140513061-0080.0867 ppb
2014-05-13140513061-0070.0799 ppb
2014-05-13140513061-0040.0695 ppb
2014-05-13140513061-0100.0714 ppb
2014-05-13140513061-0110.0771 ppb