Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Kittery 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
20140.0181 ppb660.0113 ppb - 0.0249 ppb
20150.0208 ppb220.0173 ppb - 0.0243 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
2014-04-2235135261003AM0.0239 ppb
2014-04-2235135261001AM0.0158 ppb
2014-07-0735145015003AM0.0249 ppb
2014-07-0735145015001AM0.0123 ppb
2014-10-0635158114001AM0.0113 ppb
2014-11-1235163768001AM0.0204 ppb
2015-01-1635171923001AM0.0173 ppb
2015-01-1635171923003AM0.0243 ppb