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Strontium

Woodbury

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0663 ppb770.0509 ppb - 0.0869 ppb
20150.0710 ppb770.0621 ppb - 0.0877 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
2014-10-1420345570010.0509 ppb
2014-10-1420345570050.0671 ppb
2014-10-1420345570110.0711 ppb
2014-10-1420345570080.0869 ppb
2014-10-1420345570020.0804 ppb
2014-12-2920471890010.0514 ppb
2014-12-2920471890040.0566 ppb
2015-04-1520655250010.0712 ppb
2015-04-1520655250090.0650 ppb
2015-04-1520655250030.0711 ppb
2015-04-1520655240010.0755 ppb
2015-04-1520655250060.0877 ppb
2015-06-0220749140040.0621 ppb
2015-06-0220749140010.0645 ppb