Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Lafourche Water District 1

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.151 ppb16160.130 ppb - 0.180 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
2014-01-1529586200.130 ppb
2014-01-1529586300.140 ppb
2014-01-1529584430.140 ppb
2014-01-1529584670.130 ppb
2014-04-0930053660.150 ppb
2014-04-0930053830.140 ppb
2014-04-0930053480.150 ppb
2014-04-0930053870.140 ppb
2014-07-0930597050.180 ppb
2014-07-0930597160.160 ppb
2014-07-0930596890.170 ppb
2014-07-0930597190.140 ppb
2014-10-0931203000.150 ppb
2014-10-0931201770.160 ppb
2014-10-0931202430.170 ppb
2014-10-0931201890.160 ppb