Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Hibbing

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0815 ppb32ND - 0.171 ppb
20150.134 ppb330.0773 ppb - 0.162 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
2014-08-262025734001ND
2014-08-2620257340030.171 ppb
2014-08-2620257340060.0736 ppb
2015-02-2320560790010.162 ppb
2015-02-2320560790060.0773 ppb
2015-02-2320560790030.162 ppb