Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Walker 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
20150.00565 ppb12120.00110 ppb - 0.0193 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
2015-03-1635179704003AM0.00110 ppb
2015-03-1635179704005AM0.0193 ppb
2015-03-1635179704007AM0.00440 ppb
2015-03-1635179704011AM0.0136 ppb
2015-03-1635179704001AM0.00150 ppb
2015-04-2035184968001AM0.00420 ppb
2015-09-0835206431003AM0.00110 ppb
2015-09-0835206431005AM0.0175 ppb
2015-09-0835206431009AM0.00110 ppb
2015-09-0835206431007AM0.00110 ppb
2015-09-0835206431011AM0.00140 ppb
2015-09-0835206431001AM0.00150 ppb