Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Blaine

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.185 ppb440.128 ppb - 0.251 ppb
20140.187 ppb660.113 ppb - 0.283 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
2013-10-3010561830030.251 ppb
2013-10-3010561830090.180 ppb
2013-10-3010561830060.128 ppb
2013-10-3010561830010.179 ppb
2014-04-0720002460060.283 ppb
2014-04-0720002460090.187 ppb
2014-04-0720002460030.146 ppb
2014-04-0720002460010.189 ppb
2014-05-2720091400040.113 ppb
2014-05-2720091400010.203 ppb