Strontium

Moore County Public Util. - Pinehurst

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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2013	0.0454 ppb	52	52	0.00350 ppb - 0.510 ppb
2014	N/A	0	0	N/A
2015	N/A	0	0	N/A
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	0	N/A
2019	N/A	0	0	N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2013-02-26	201302280397AM	0.01000 ppb
2013-02-26	201302280379AM	0.00470 ppb
2013-02-26	201302280394AM	0.0160 ppb
2013-02-26	201302280404AM	0.00550 ppb
2013-02-27	201303010360AM	0.00530 ppb
2013-02-27	201302280381AM	0.00570 ppb
2013-02-27	201302280383AM	0.00520 ppb
2013-02-27	201302280392AM	0.0120 ppb
2013-02-27	201302280402AM	0.00960 ppb
2013-02-27	201302280415AM	0.00560 ppb
2013-02-27	201302280390AM	0.00350 ppb
2013-02-27	201303010370AM	0.00560 ppb
2013-02-27	201302280387AM	0.00360 ppb
2013-02-27	201302280377AM	0.00970 ppb
2013-02-27	201302280385AM	0.00430 ppb
2013-02-27	201302280375AM	0.00520 ppb
2013-02-27	201302280373AM	0.00440 ppb
2013-02-28	201303010374AM	0.0180 ppb
2013-02-28	201303010372AM	0.0140 ppb
2013-02-28	201303010376AM	0.0180 ppb
2013-02-28	201303010356AM	0.0670 ppb
2013-02-28	201303010354AM	0.00520 ppb
2013-03-19	201303200285AM	0.00620 ppb
2013-05-15	201305170382AM	0.0160 ppb
2013-05-16	201305170380AM	0.0730 ppb
2013-05-16	201305170365AM	0.0700 ppb
2013-08-27	201308280135AM	0.00520 ppb
2013-08-27	201308280186AM	0.00980 ppb
2013-08-27	201308280202AM	0.00870 ppb
2013-08-29	201308300197AM	0.00510 ppb
2013-08-29	201308300146AM	0.0230 ppb
2013-08-29	201308300192AM	0.01000 ppb
2013-09-03	201309040316AM	0.490 ppb
2013-09-03	201309040329AM	0.460 ppb
2013-09-03	201309040306AM	0.00990 ppb
2013-09-03	201309040308AM	0.510 ppb
2013-09-09	201309100276AM	0.00560 ppb
2013-09-09	201309100216AM	0.00400 ppb
2013-09-10	201309110516AM	0.00490 ppb
2013-09-11	201309120287AM	0.00430 ppb
2013-09-12	201309130560AM	0.0130 ppb
2013-09-25	201309270077AM	0.0860 ppb
2013-09-25	201309270100AM	0.00510 ppb
2013-09-25	201309270126AM	0.0830 ppb
2013-09-26	201309270085AM	0.00600 ppb
2013-09-26	201309270081AM	0.00520 ppb
2013-09-26	201309270083AM	0.0130 ppb
2013-09-26	201309270079AM	0.0160 ppb
2013-11-26	201311270389AM	0.0120 ppb
2013-11-26	201311270064AM	0.0740 ppb
2013-11-26	201311270049AM	0.0150 ppb
2013-11-26	201311270062AM	0.0770 ppb