Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Village Water System

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
20130.244 ppb20200.0470 ppb - 0.620 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-04-11201304120435AM0.0770 ppb
2013-04-11201304120413AM0.210 ppb
2013-04-11201304120415AM0.450 ppb
2013-04-11201304120458AM0.130 ppb
2013-04-11201304120460AM0.0830 ppb
2013-04-11201304120425AM0.0550 ppb
2013-04-11201304120455AM0.620 ppb
2013-04-11201304120462AM0.490 ppb
2013-04-11201304120411AM0.0940 ppb
2013-05-08201305100329AM0.290 ppb
2013-10-22201310230477AM0.210 ppb
2013-10-22201310230530AM0.260 ppb
2013-10-22201310230475AM0.440 ppb
2013-10-22201310230596AM0.130 ppb
2013-10-22201310230594AM0.200 ppb
2013-10-22201310230479AM0.0470 ppb
2013-10-22201310240437AM0.360 ppb
2013-10-22201310230573AM0.110 ppb
2013-10-22201310230469AM0.0680 ppb
2013-11-13201311150243AM0.550 ppb