Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Rexburg

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
20140.124 ppb10100.110 ppb - 0.150 ppb
20150.125 ppb10100.1000 ppb - 0.150 ppb
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
2014-08-27201408290812AM0.130 ppb
2014-08-27201408300013AM0.110 ppb
2014-08-27201408300011AM0.130 ppb
2014-08-27201408290800AM0.120 ppb
2014-08-27201408300005AM0.120 ppb
2014-08-27201408300003AM0.120 ppb
2014-08-27201408300009AM0.120 ppb
2014-08-27201408300007AM0.120 ppb
2014-08-27201409020076AM0.120 ppb
2014-08-27201408300015AM0.150 ppb
2015-02-11201502120651AM0.120 ppb
2015-02-11201502130048AM0.120 ppb
2015-02-11201502120469AM0.1000 ppb
2015-02-11201502130052AM0.120 ppb
2015-02-11201502130064AM0.130 ppb
2015-02-17201502191189AM0.110 ppb
2015-02-17201502190991AM0.120 ppb
2015-02-17201502191169AM0.150 ppb
2015-02-17201502191021AM0.150 ppb
2015-02-17201502191119AM0.130 ppb