Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Town of Berlin

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
20130.178 ppb880.149 ppb - 0.210 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
2013-04-15300976P0.149 ppb
2013-04-15300975P0.153 ppb
2013-04-15101042P0.164 ppb
2013-04-15101041P0.167 ppb
2013-10-28102524P0.180 ppb
2013-10-28302460P0.190 ppb
2013-10-28102525P0.210 ppb
2013-10-28302459P0.210 ppb