Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

St Charles Water District 1 East Bank

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.204 ppb220.203 ppb - 0.204 ppb
20150.166 ppb660.134 ppb - 0.211 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
2014-11-1235163766001AM0.204 ppb
2014-11-1235163766003AM0.203 ppb
2015-02-1835176232001AM0.211 ppb
2015-02-1835176232003AM0.210 ppb
2015-05-0635187375001AM0.139 ppb
2015-05-0635187375003AM0.134 ppb
2015-08-0535200995003AM0.148 ppb
2015-08-0535200995001AM0.156 ppb