Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Elk River

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
20150.0852 ppb880.0733 ppb - 0.1000 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
2015-03-0220571890090.0977 ppb
2015-03-0220571890010.0790 ppb
2015-03-0220571890030.0746 ppb
2015-03-0220571890060.1000 ppb
2015-09-0820943830010.0747 ppb
2015-09-0820943830060.0896 ppb
2015-09-0820943830030.0733 ppb
2015-12-1621141860010.0930 ppb