Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Covington Water Supply

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
20140.0118 ppb660.00650 ppb - 0.0177 ppb
20150.0134 ppb660.00660 ppb - 0.0176 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
2014-07-1435146444011AM0.00890 ppb
2014-07-1435146444009AM0.0157 ppb
2014-07-1435146444007AM0.00650 ppb
2014-07-1435146444003AM0.0156 ppb
2014-07-1435146444005AM0.0177 ppb
2014-07-1435146444001AM0.00650 ppb
2015-01-2735172998011AM0.0158 ppb
2015-01-2735172998003AM0.00660 ppb
2015-01-2735172998007AM0.0173 ppb
2015-01-2735172998009AM0.0160 ppb
2015-01-2735172998005AM0.0176 ppb
2015-01-2735172998001AM0.00680 ppb