Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Austin Utilities

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
20140.271 ppb10100.103 ppb - 0.461 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
2014-04-1420019160060.124 ppb
2014-04-1420019160030.110 ppb
2014-04-1420019160010.328 ppb
2014-04-1420019160120.414 ppb
2014-04-1420019160090.370 ppb
2014-10-2720368100120.103 ppb
2014-10-2720368100090.123 ppb
2014-10-2720368100040.461 ppb
2014-10-2720368100070.319 ppb
2014-10-2720368100010.361 ppb