Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

North East Central Public Water District

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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0955 ppb440.0530 ppb - 0.133 ppb
20140.0991 ppb440.0797 ppb - 0.121 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018122.0 ppb11122.0 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
2013-06-17301453P0.0530 ppb
2013-06-18101519P0.0730 ppb
2013-12-17302772P0.123 ppb
2013-12-17102839F0.133 ppb