Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Utilities Inc.-killarney Water Company

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.

 

5

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.156 ppb440.148 ppb - 0.165 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018137.0 ppb11137.0 ppb
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
2014-05-07307064P0.153 ppb
2014-05-07106994P0.156 ppb
2014-11-03309740P0.148 ppb
2014-11-03109663Q0.165 ppb
2018-08-2118H1033-02_01137.0 ppb