Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Bayou Liberty Water Association

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
20130.0110 ppb12120.00750 ppb - 0.0261 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-04-153589922005AM0.00860 ppb
2013-04-153589922011AM0.00810 ppb
2013-04-153589922009AM0.0261 ppb
2013-04-153589922007AM0.00830 ppb
2013-04-153589922003AM0.00780 ppb
2013-04-243590925001AM0.00840 ppb
2013-10-2335113304005AM0.00940 ppb
2013-10-2335113304003AM0.00750 ppb
2013-10-2335113304007AM0.00790 ppb
2013-10-2335113304011AM0.00790 ppb
2013-12-0235117862001AM0.0244 ppb
2013-12-0235117862005AM0.00770 ppb