Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Assumption Parish Waterworks District 1

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.164 ppb440.144 ppb - 0.186 ppb
20140.134 ppb440.129 ppb - 0.140 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
2013-07-3035102554003AM0.144 ppb
2013-07-3035102554001AM0.145 ppb
2013-10-2235113203001AM0.186 ppb
2013-10-2235113203003AM0.180 ppb
2014-01-2135123746001AM0.132 ppb
2014-01-2135123746003AM0.140 ppb
2014-04-2135134965001AM0.129 ppb
2014-04-2135134965003AM0.136 ppb