Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Pocatello

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.380 ppb10100.321 ppb - 0.493 ppb
20140.380 ppb440.362 ppb - 0.409 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
2013-05-08130513025-0040.457 ppb
2013-05-08130513025-0060.321 ppb
2013-05-08130513025-0070.410 ppb
2013-05-08130513025-0050.349 ppb
2013-05-08130513025-0010.362 ppb
2013-05-08130513025-0030.379 ppb
2013-05-08130513025-0020.376 ppb
2013-11-18131120001-0050.330 ppb
2013-11-18131120001-0070.493 ppb
2013-11-18131120001-0060.325 ppb
2014-05-12140515036-0020.362 ppb
2014-05-12140515036-0010.371 ppb
2014-05-12140515036-0040.409 ppb
2014-05-12140515036-0030.377 ppb