Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Gardner Community 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
20140.0137 ppb12120.01000 ppb - 0.0170 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
2014-04-21106566P0.01000 ppb
2014-04-21306648P0.0110 ppb
2014-04-21106568P0.0140 ppb
2014-04-21306650P0.0140 ppb
2014-04-21106567P0.0160 ppb
2014-04-21306649P0.0170 ppb
2014-10-21109419P0.0107 ppb
2014-10-21309342P0.0126 ppb
2014-10-21309341P0.0133 ppb
2014-10-21109421P0.0143 ppb
2014-10-21309340P0.0143 ppb
2014-10-21109420P0.0169 ppb