Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Warren County Water System

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
20140.0620 ppb880.0567 ppb - 0.0680 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
2014-03-05105931Q0.0660 ppb
2014-04-22305857P0.0680 ppb
2014-06-03107609Q0.0628 ppb
2014-06-04307686P0.0667 ppb
2014-09-10109077P0.0580 ppb
2014-09-10309155P0.0610 ppb
2014-12-02110728Q0.0567 ppb
2014-12-02310803P0.0571 ppb