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Strontium

St Tam Parish - Briarwood Terrace

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0126 ppb10100.00300 ppb - 0.0227 ppb
20150.0118 ppb10100.00280 ppb - 0.0226 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
2014-07-2835148033007AM0.0227 ppb
2014-07-2835148033019AM0.0132 ppb
2014-07-2835148033011AM0.0174 ppb
2014-07-2835148033017AM0.0184 ppb
2014-07-2835148033015AM0.0170 ppb
2014-07-2835148033013AM0.00350 ppb
2014-07-2835148033001AM0.00300 ppb
2014-07-2835148033003AM0.00380 ppb
2014-07-2835148033009AM0.00880 ppb
2014-07-2835148033005AM0.0186 ppb
2015-01-2135172212007AM0.0226 ppb
2015-01-2135172212001AM0.00280 ppb
2015-01-2135172212015AM0.0179 ppb
2015-01-2135172212009AM0.00950 ppb
2015-01-2135172212013AM0.00370 ppb
2015-01-2135172212019AM0.00300 ppb
2015-01-2135172212011AM0.0178 ppb
2015-01-2135172212017AM0.0181 ppb
2015-01-2135172212003AM0.00380 ppb
2015-01-2135172212005AM0.0184 ppb