Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Crystal

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0662 ppb770.0505 ppb - 0.0806 ppb
20150.0699 ppb660.0630 ppb - 0.0773 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
2014-01-1410676110010.0553 ppb
2014-01-1410676110030.0505 ppb
2014-04-1420019180030.0672 ppb
2014-04-1420019180010.0791 ppb
2014-07-0120155230010.0709 ppb
2014-10-0620329420010.0806 ppb
2014-10-0620329420030.0600 ppb