Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Farmington

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
20140.0798 ppb880.00150 ppb - 0.136 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
2014-03-0510747040090.0840 ppb
2014-03-0510747040030.0964 ppb
2014-03-0510747040060.136 ppb
2014-03-0510747040010.00150 ppb
2014-09-0220268200040.130 ppb
2014-09-0220268200010.0827 ppb
2014-09-1720298640010.0112 ppb
2014-09-1720298640030.0966 ppb