Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Stillwater

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0776 ppb440.0744 ppb - 0.0829 ppb
20140.0795 ppb440.0758 ppb - 0.0859 ppb
20150.0619 ppb110.0619 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
2013-12-1910647070090.0762 ppb
2013-12-1910647070010.0769 ppb
2013-12-1910647070030.0744 ppb
2013-12-1910647070060.0829 ppb
2014-06-0520110390090.0758 ppb
2014-06-0520110390010.0765 ppb
2014-06-0520110390030.0798 ppb
2014-06-0520110390060.0859 ppb
2015-12-0921128350010.0619 ppb