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Strontium

City of Idaho 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.

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.398 ppb1817ND - 0.460 ppb
20140.454 ppb18180.390 ppb - 0.510 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
2013-10-21A3I1996-35A0.460 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-11A0.410 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-09A0.380 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-15A0.410 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-13A0.450 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-05A0.420 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-03A0.410 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-07A0.430 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-25A0.440 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-01A0.430 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-33A0.430 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-31AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-29A0.420 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-23A0.440 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-21A0.430 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-19A0.410 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-27A0.370 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-17A0.420 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-09A0.440 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-03A0.500 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-01A0.470 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-13A0.510 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-11A0.490 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-17A0.470 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-21A0.470 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-15A0.430 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-05A0.450 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-23A0.460 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-07A0.480 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-19A0.440 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-27A0.390 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-25A0.470 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-29A0.410 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-33A0.400 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-31A0.480 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-35A0.420 ppb