Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Moscow Water Department

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.371 ppb10100.266 ppb - 0.554 ppb
20150.339 ppb10100.232 ppb - 0.453 ppb
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
2014-10-03141003018-0050.266 ppb
2014-10-03141003018-0030.478 ppb
2014-10-03141003018-0010.371 ppb
2014-10-03141003018-0020.554 ppb
2014-10-03141003018-0140.320 ppb
2014-10-03141003018-0130.290 ppb
2014-10-03141003018-0110.327 ppb
2014-10-03141003018-0120.482 ppb
2014-10-03141003018-0150.340 ppb
2014-10-03141003018-0040.286 ppb
2015-04-01150401020-0050.232 ppb
2015-04-01150401020-0110.338 ppb
2015-04-01150401020-0120.453 ppb
2015-04-01150401020-0150.352 ppb
2015-04-01150401020-0130.341 ppb
2015-04-01150401020-0140.315 ppb
2015-04-01150401020-0040.255 ppb
2015-04-01150401020-0010.344 ppb
2015-04-01150401020-0030.359 ppb
2015-04-01150401020-0020.404 ppb