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Strontium

City of Alexandria 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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.0306 ppb24240.00530 ppb - 0.0740 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
2015-02-0931836450.0740 ppb
2015-02-1031846150.00890 ppb
2015-02-1631889410.0150 ppb
2015-02-1631889280.0320 ppb
2015-02-1631889320.0110 ppb
2015-02-1631889660.00530 ppb
2015-02-1731895330.0300 ppb
2015-02-1731922430.0460 ppb
2015-02-1731894010.0220 ppb
2015-02-1731893630.0260 ppb
2015-02-1731931410.0360 ppb
2015-02-1831922520.00780 ppb
2015-08-0432925030.0380 ppb
2015-08-0432929060.0500 ppb
2015-08-0532935780.0200 ppb
2015-08-0532935690.0220 ppb
2015-08-0632948020.0610 ppb
2015-08-0632947870.0180 ppb
2015-08-1032965360.0610 ppb
2015-08-1032963690.0260 ppb
2015-08-1032963770.0380 ppb
2015-08-1132981290.0480 ppb
2015-08-1132976400.00750 ppb
2015-08-1333010970.0310 ppb