Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Lewiston

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0700 ppb12120.0295 ppb - 0.155 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-02-19WA97-SE1-13-03614-85970.149 ppb
2013-02-19WA97-SE1-13-03614-85980.0540 ppb
2013-02-19WA97-SE1-13-3614-85990.155 ppb
2013-02-19WA97-SE1-13-03614-85960.0590 ppb
2013-05-21130522003-0020.0316 ppb
2013-05-21130522003-0010.0323 ppb
2013-08-14130814066-0020.0384 ppb
2013-08-14130814066-0010.0295 ppb
2013-08-21130822019-0010.0910 ppb
2013-08-21130822019-0020.115 ppb
2013-11-12131112036-0020.0423 ppb
2013-11-12131112036-0010.0425 ppb