Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Zachary 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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0145 ppb660.0130 ppb - 0.0152 ppb
20150.0153 ppb660.0126 ppb - 0.0182 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
2014-12-1535168007003AM0.0148 ppb
2014-12-1535168007005AM0.0152 ppb
2014-12-1535168007011AM0.0147 ppb
2014-12-1535168007007AM0.0141 ppb
2014-12-1535168007009AM0.0151 ppb
2014-12-1535168007001AM0.0130 ppb
2015-06-0835192184003AM0.0176 ppb
2015-06-0835192184005AM0.0143 ppb
2015-06-0835192184011AM0.0144 ppb
2015-06-0835192184009AM0.0145 ppb
2015-06-0835192184007AM0.0182 ppb
2015-06-0835192184001AM0.0126 ppb