Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Auburn Water District

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
20130.0316 ppb220.0312 ppb - 0.0321 ppb
20140.0318 ppb660.0294 ppb - 0.0365 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
2013-11-18759139-103200.0321 ppb
2013-11-18759141-103670.0312 ppb
2014-02-11770444-107520.0302 ppb
2014-02-11770442-107520.0304 ppb
2014-05-14788664-113710.0294 ppb
2014-05-14788666-113710.0324 ppb
2014-08-11809695-120980.0322 ppb
2014-08-11809697-120980.0365 ppb