Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Lafayette Utilities 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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.436 ppb550.0940 ppb - 1.40 ppb
20140.139 ppb550.0930 ppb - 0.310 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
2013-12-1929494120.480 ppb
2013-12-1929498841.40 ppb
2013-12-1929501450.0970 ppb
2013-12-1929494010.0940 ppb
2013-12-1929497760.110 ppb
2014-06-2630538960.0980 ppb
2014-06-2630540440.0930 ppb
2014-06-2630540250.1000 ppb
2014-06-2630545510.310 ppb
2014-06-2630540140.0940 ppb