Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Ammon

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.422 ppb10100.400 ppb - 0.450 ppb
20140.390 ppb10100.310 ppb - 0.430 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
2013-10-2329181300.410 ppb
2013-10-2329181390.400 ppb
2013-10-2329183090.440 ppb
2013-10-2329181690.410 ppb
2013-10-2329183390.400 ppb
2013-10-2329182250.420 ppb
2013-10-2329183300.440 ppb
2013-10-2329183170.440 ppb
2013-10-2329183470.410 ppb
2013-10-2329183230.450 ppb
2014-04-1430100670.410 ppb
2014-04-1430101000.410 ppb
2014-04-1430100340.420 ppb
2014-04-1430100710.400 ppb
2014-04-1430100140.390 ppb
2014-04-1430099840.430 ppb
2014-04-1430099590.420 ppb
2014-04-1430100010.320 ppb
2014-04-1430100290.390 ppb
2014-04-1430099920.310 ppb