Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Jefferson Parish

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.167 ppb660.140 ppb - 0.220 ppb
20140.155 ppb220.150 ppb - 0.160 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
2013-05-07A3D1467-03A0.150 ppb
2013-05-07A3D1467-01A0.140 ppb
2013-08-06A3G1496-05A0.150 ppb
2013-08-06A3G1496-01A0.140 ppb
2013-11-13A3J1831-01A0.200 ppb
2013-11-13A3J1831-05A0.220 ppb
2014-02-04A4A1460-05A0.160 ppb
2014-02-04A4A1460-01A0.150 ppb