Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Gretna Waterworks

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
20140.173 ppb440.168 ppb - 0.177 ppb
20150.163 ppb440.129 ppb - 0.197 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
2014-07-1535146300001AM0.177 ppb
2014-07-1535146300003AM0.175 ppb
2014-10-0935158722003AM0.170 ppb
2014-10-0935158722001AM0.168 ppb
2015-01-0735170535001AM0.190 ppb
2015-01-0735170535003AM0.197 ppb
2015-04-0835183034003AM0.134 ppb
2015-04-0835183034001AM0.129 ppb