Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Baker 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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.00823 ppb16160.00190 ppb - 0.0110 ppb
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
2015-03-1632096720.00770 ppb
2015-03-1632097140.00870 ppb
2015-03-1632096970.01000 ppb
2015-03-1632096870.00920 ppb
2015-03-1632097200.00850 ppb
2015-03-1632097030.00800 ppb
2015-03-1632097590.00860 ppb
2015-03-1632097550.00890 ppb
2015-09-1033188430.0110 ppb
2015-09-1033188540.00780 ppb
2015-09-1033188760.00190 ppb
2015-09-1033188620.00930 ppb
2015-09-1033188580.01000 ppb
2015-09-1033188330.00840 ppb
2015-09-1033188200.00460 ppb
2015-09-1033188160.00900 ppb