Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Kennebec 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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.0367 ppb660.0329 ppb - 0.0395 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
2015-01-1535172137001AM0.0365 ppb
2015-01-1535172137003AM0.0382 ppb
2015-04-0635183730003AM0.0373 ppb
2015-04-0635183730001AM0.0360 ppb
2015-10-1635212742003AM0.0395 ppb
2015-10-1635212742001AM0.0329 ppb