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Strontium

Cameron Parish Water and Water Works 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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.381 ppb14140.327 ppb - 0.552 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
2014-02-11103721P0.338 ppb
2014-02-11103722P0.366 ppb
2014-02-11303843P0.379 ppb
2014-02-11103720P0.380 ppb
2014-02-11103723P0.381 ppb
2014-02-11103724P0.395 ppb
2014-02-11303844P0.400 ppb
2014-08-12107793P0.327 ppb
2014-08-12107794P0.343 ppb
2014-08-12307912P0.352 ppb
2014-08-12107795P0.355 ppb
2014-08-12307913P0.358 ppb
2014-08-12107791P0.403 ppb
2014-08-12107792P0.552 ppb