Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Twin 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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.428 ppb16160.309 ppb - 0.508 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
2014-03-25140327039-0060.406 ppb
2014-03-25140327039-0050.499 ppb
2014-03-25140327039-0080.433 ppb
2014-03-25140327039-0070.309 ppb
2014-03-25140327039-0020.464 ppb
2014-03-25140327039-0010.435 ppb
2014-03-25140327039-0040.496 ppb
2014-03-25140327039-0030.406 ppb
2014-09-09140911060-0050.437 ppb
2014-09-09140911060-0040.503 ppb
2014-09-09140911060-0070.313 ppb
2014-09-09140911060-0080.319 ppb
2014-09-09140911060-0060.387 ppb
2014-09-09140911060-0020.476 ppb
2014-09-09140911060-0010.462 ppb
2014-09-09140911060-0030.508 ppb