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Strontium

Portland Water District - Greater Portland

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
20130.0215 ppb880.0200 ppb - 0.0230 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
2013-02-12201302130199AM0.0200 ppb
2013-02-12201302130202AM0.0200 ppb
2013-05-14201305150173AM0.0220 ppb
2013-05-14201305150189AM0.0200 ppb
2013-08-13201308140251AM0.0220 ppb
2013-08-13201308140249AM0.0220 ppb
2013-11-13201311140721AM0.0230 ppb
2013-11-13201311140719AM0.0230 ppb