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Strontium

City of Mountain Home

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
20150.0634 ppb24240.0516 ppb - 0.119 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
2015-05-19150521020-0040.0567 ppb
2015-05-19150521020-0100.0579 ppb
2015-05-19150521020-0060.0628 ppb
2015-05-19150521020-0070.0752 ppb
2015-05-19150521020-0120.0584 ppb
2015-05-19150521020-0010.119 ppb
2015-05-19150521020-0030.0627 ppb
2015-05-19150521020-0090.0624 ppb
2015-07-29150803003-0030.0782 ppb
2015-07-29150803003-0020.0608 ppb
2015-07-29150803003-0040.0735 ppb
2015-07-29150803003-0010.0767 ppb
2015-11-17151119028-0030.0613 ppb
2015-11-17151119028-0080.0525 ppb
2015-11-17151119028-0020.0704 ppb
2015-11-17151119028-0110.0547 ppb
2015-11-17151119028-0070.0534 ppb
2015-11-17151119028-0010.0524 ppb
2015-11-17151119028-0060.0613 ppb
2015-11-17151119028-0040.0574 ppb
2015-11-17151119028-0100.0516 ppb
2015-11-17151119028-0090.0541 ppb
2015-11-17151119028-0120.0541 ppb
2015-11-17151119028-0050.0547 ppb