Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Hammond 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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.00397 ppb20200.00130 ppb - 0.00920 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
2014-04-2335135326001AM0.00130 ppb
2014-04-2335135326003AM0.00160 ppb
2014-04-2335135326009AM0.00750 ppb
2014-04-2335135326007AM0.00260 ppb
2014-04-2335135326011AM0.00190 ppb
2014-04-2335135326013AM0.00180 ppb
2014-04-2335135326015AM0.00760 ppb
2014-04-2335135326005AM0.00920 ppb
2014-04-2335135326019AM0.00350 ppb
2014-04-2335135326017AM0.00380 ppb
2014-10-1435159309017AM0.00330 ppb
2014-10-1435159309001AM0.00140 ppb
2014-10-1435159309003AM0.00180 ppb
2014-10-1435159309013AM0.00150 ppb
2014-10-1435159309011AM0.00200 ppb
2014-10-1435159309019AM0.00150 ppb
2014-10-1435159309015AM0.00680 ppb
2014-10-1435159309005AM0.00900 ppb
2014-10-1435159309009AM0.00820 ppb
2014-10-1435159309007AM0.00300 ppb