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Strontium

Baton Rouge Water Company

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.

 

49

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0155 ppb4948ND - 0.0527 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
2014-05-0935137755011AM0.00900 ppb
2014-05-0935137755013AM0.0183 ppb
2014-05-0935137755007AM0.00910 ppb
2014-05-0935137755003AM0.00760 ppb
2014-05-0935137755019AM0.00790 ppb
2014-05-0935137755005AM0.0176 ppb
2014-05-0935137755009AM0.0298 ppb
2014-05-0935137755015AM0.0119 ppb
2014-05-1035137755001AM0.00620 ppb
2014-05-1035137755017AM0.0150 ppb
2014-05-1635138729001AM0.0450 ppb
2014-05-1635138729006AMND
2014-05-1635138729003AM0.00650 ppb
2014-05-1635138729011AM0.0226 ppb
2014-05-1635138729005AM0.00780 ppb
2014-05-1635138729009AM0.0120 ppb
2014-05-1635138729007AM0.0125 ppb
2014-05-1935138958006AM0.0166 ppb
2014-05-1935138958001AM0.0159 ppb
2014-05-1935138958005AM0.0173 ppb
2014-05-1935138958003AM0.0527 ppb
2014-05-2035139390001AM0.00810 ppb
2014-05-2035139390003AM0.00660 ppb
2014-05-2035139390007AM0.0348 ppb
2014-05-2035139390005AM0.0139 ppb
2014-11-0735163270003AM0.0272 ppb
2014-11-0735163270041AM0.0252 ppb
2014-11-0735163270001AM0.0121 ppb
2014-11-0735163270013AM0.00780 ppb
2014-11-0735163270007AM0.00760 ppb
2014-11-0735163270011AM0.0128 ppb
2014-11-0735163270005AM0.00790 ppb
2014-11-0835163270021AM0.0161 ppb
2014-11-0835163270019AM0.0221 ppb
2014-11-0835163270015AM0.0208 ppb
2014-11-0835163270017AM0.0124 ppb
2014-11-0835163270047AM0.00800 ppb
2014-11-0835163270009AM0.00800 ppb
2014-11-1035163270031AM0.0127 ppb
2014-11-1035163270027AM0.0167 ppb
2014-11-1035163270029AM0.0187 ppb
2014-11-1035163270023AM0.0118 ppb
2014-11-1035163270025AM0.00930 ppb
2014-11-1135163270033AM0.0212 ppb
2014-11-1135163270037AM0.00670 ppb
2014-11-1135163270035AM0.0344 ppb
2014-11-1135163270045AM0.0132 ppb
2014-11-1135163270043AM0.00940 ppb
2014-11-1135163270039AM0.0144 ppb