Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Chubbuck

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
20130.378 ppb660.370 ppb - 0.390 ppb
20140.358 ppb660.340 ppb - 0.400 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
2013-10-081310317-001A0.380 ppb
2013-10-081310315-001A0.370 ppb
2013-10-081310316-001A0.380 ppb
2013-10-081310313-001A0.380 ppb
2013-10-081310314-001A0.390 ppb
2013-10-081310312-001A0.370 ppb
2014-04-161404744-001A0.340 ppb
2014-04-161404741-001A0.340 ppb
2014-04-161404742-001A0.350 ppb
2014-04-161404740-001A0.400 ppb
2014-04-161404745-001A0.380 ppb
2014-04-161404743-001A0.340 ppb