Strontium

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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
2014	0.304 ppb	118	118	0.00170 ppb - 2.70 ppb
2015	0.271 ppb	115	114	ND - 1.80 ppb
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
2014-09-08	201409101000AM	0.190 ppb
2014-09-08	201409090419AM	0.120 ppb
2014-09-08	201409090404AM	0.0520 ppb
2014-09-08	201409090438AM	0.220 ppb
2014-09-08	201409100867AM	0.880 ppb
2014-09-08	201409100785AM	0.0790 ppb
2014-09-08	201409100862AM	0.150 ppb
2014-09-08	201409110309AM	0.240 ppb
2014-09-08	201409090509AM	0.0590 ppb
2014-09-08	201409090398AM	0.110 ppb
2014-09-08	201409101010AM	0.620 ppb
2014-09-10	201409110836AM	0.450 ppb
2014-09-10	201409110641AM	0.220 ppb
2014-09-10	201409110842AM	0.920 ppb
2014-09-10	201409110623AM	0.0740 ppb
2014-09-10	201409120792AM	0.0710 ppb
2014-09-10	201409110611AM	0.0560 ppb
2014-09-10	201409120849AM	0.180 ppb
2014-09-10	201409110733AM	0.340 ppb
2014-09-10	201409120846AM	0.220 ppb
2014-09-11	201409120824AM	0.240 ppb
2014-09-11	201409120556AM	0.150 ppb
2014-09-11	201409120586AM	0.280 ppb
2014-09-11	201409120566AM	0.720 ppb
2014-09-11	201409120561AM	0.300 ppb
2014-09-15	201409160528AM	0.0880 ppb
2014-09-15	201409160512AM	0.210 ppb
2014-09-15	201409170392AM	0.280 ppb
2014-09-15	201409160641AM	0.260 ppb
2014-09-15	201409160280AM	0.1000 ppb
2014-09-15	201409160643AM	0.0710 ppb
2014-09-15	201409160517AM	0.220 ppb
2014-09-15	201409160409AM	0.0480 ppb
2014-09-15	201409170410AM	0.430 ppb
2014-09-15	201409170404AM	0.630 ppb
2014-09-16	201409180294AM	0.780 ppb
2014-09-16	201409170769AM	0.0290 ppb
2014-09-16	201409180308AM	0.140 ppb
2014-09-16	201409170773AM	0.0950 ppb
2014-09-16	201409180359AM	0.270 ppb
2014-09-16	201409180283AM	0.380 ppb
2014-09-16	201409170859AM	0.250 ppb
2014-09-17	201409180747AM	0.0470 ppb
2014-09-17	201409180597AM	0.0450 ppb
2014-09-17	201409180629AM	0.170 ppb
2014-09-17	201409180637AM	0.0680 ppb
2014-09-17	201409190240AM	0.550 ppb
2014-09-17	201409190298AM	0.0570 ppb
2014-09-17	201409190322AM	0.180 ppb
2014-09-17	201409180613AM	0.0740 ppb
2014-09-17	201409190302AM	0.240 ppb
2014-09-17	201409180617AM	0.300 ppb
2014-09-17	201409180745AM	0.350 ppb
2014-09-17	201409190308AM	0.860 ppb
2014-09-17	201409180731AM	0.220 ppb
2014-09-17	201409190305AM	0.360 ppb
2014-09-18	201409190437AM	0.400 ppb
2014-09-18	201409190422AM	1.10 ppb
2014-09-18	201409190468AM	1.30 ppb
2014-09-18	201409190443AM	0.240 ppb
2014-09-18	201409190451AM	0.360 ppb
2014-09-18	201409190433AM	0.120 ppb
2014-09-18	201409190431AM	0.190 ppb
2014-09-22	201409230403AM	0.220 ppb
2014-09-22	201409230393AM	0.150 ppb
2014-09-22	201409230540AM	0.260 ppb
2014-09-22	201409230171AM	0.240 ppb
2014-09-22	201409230411AM	0.200 ppb
2014-09-22	201409230358AM	0.480 ppb
2014-09-22	201409230408AM	0.110 ppb
2014-09-22	201409230330AM	0.0770 ppb
2014-09-22	201409230349AM	0.210 ppb
2014-09-22	201409230354AM	0.240 ppb
2014-09-22	201409230206AM	0.00170 ppb
2014-09-23	201409240562AM	0.390 ppb
2014-09-23	201409240435AM	0.190 ppb
2014-09-23	201409240366AM	0.780 ppb
2014-09-23	201409240473AM	0.0920 ppb
2014-09-23	201409240461AM	0.0960 ppb
2014-09-23	201409240424AM	0.0710 ppb
2014-09-23	201409240383AM	0.430 ppb
2014-09-23	201409240488AM	0.450 ppb
2014-09-23	201409240422AM	0.360 ppb
2014-09-23	201409240506AM	0.250 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250539AM	0.210 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250594AM	0.460 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250492AM	0.210 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250589AM	0.240 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250494AM	0.130 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250629AM	0.240 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250601AM	0.0940 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250487AM	0.770 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250633AM	0.160 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250506AM	0.150 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250599AM	0.440 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250623AM	0.210 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250619AM	0.0800 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250587AM	2.70 ppb
2014-09-24	201409250627AM	0.400 ppb
2014-10-22	201410230493AM	0.280 ppb
2014-10-22	201410230342AM	0.240 ppb
2014-10-22	201410230275AM	0.370 ppb
2014-10-22	201410230321AM	1.20 ppb
2014-10-22	201410230327AM	0.120 ppb
2014-10-22	201410230435AM	0.120 ppb
2014-10-22	201410230283AM	0.330 ppb
2014-10-22	201410230491AM	0.610 ppb
2014-10-23	201410240152AM	0.180 ppb
2014-10-23	201410240192AM	0.270 ppb
2014-10-28	201410290232AM	0.260 ppb
2014-10-28	201410290230AM	0.0290 ppb
2014-10-28	201410290234AM	0.230 ppb
2014-10-28	201410290225AM	0.1000 ppb
2014-10-28	201410290228AM	0.300 ppb
2014-10-28	201410290374AM	0.150 ppb
2014-10-29	201410300247AM	0.250 ppb
2014-10-29	201410300244AM	0.300 ppb
2014-10-29	201410300253AM	0.260 ppb
2015-03-02	201503030745AM	0.390 ppb
2015-03-02	201503030747AM	0.180 ppb
2015-03-02	201503030260AM	0.400 ppb
2015-03-02	201503030753AM	0.170 ppb
2015-03-02	201503030313AM	0.110 ppb
2015-03-02	201503030262AM	0.230 ppb
2015-03-02	201503030421AM	0.280 ppb
2015-03-02	201503030398AM	0.160 ppb
2015-03-03	201503040340AM	0.180 ppb
2015-03-03	201503040347AM	0.0740 ppb
2015-03-03	201503040447AM	0.0640 ppb
2015-03-03	201503040312AM	0.220 ppb
2015-03-03	201503040382AM	0.0520 ppb
2015-03-03	201503040756AM	0.300 ppb
2015-03-03	201503040753AM	0.0710 ppb
2015-03-03	201503040768AM	0.0980 ppb
2015-03-03	201503040430AM	0.370 ppb
2015-03-03	201503040772AM	0.0910 ppb
2015-03-03	201503040385AM	0.0720 ppb
2015-03-03	201503040468AM	0.0690 ppb
2015-03-04	201503050520AM	1.10 ppb
2015-03-04	201503050466AM	0.300 ppb
2015-03-04	201503050451AM	0.160 ppb
2015-03-04	201503050468AM	0.0970 ppb
2015-03-04	201503050481AM	0.200 ppb
2015-03-04	201503050555AM	0.170 ppb
2015-03-04	201503050477AM	0.330 ppb
2015-03-04	201503050479AM	0.820 ppb
2015-03-05	201503060133AM	0.120 ppb
2015-03-05	201503060336AM	0.810 ppb
2015-03-05	201503060180AM	0.0600 ppb
2015-03-05	201503060339AM	0.0800 ppb
2015-03-05	201503060334AM	0.120 ppb
2015-03-05	201503060186AM	0.0740 ppb
2015-03-05	201503060315AM	0.230 ppb
2015-03-05	201503060182AM	0.1000 ppb
2015-03-09	201503100534AM	0.640 ppb
2015-03-09	201503110233AM	0.240 ppb
2015-03-09	201503110200AM	0.420 ppb
2015-03-09	201503100899AM	1.000 ppb
2015-03-09	201503100583AM	0.160 ppb
2015-03-09	201503110239AM	0.0400 ppb
2015-03-09	201503100581AM	0.1000 ppb
2015-03-09	201503100585AM	0.0280 ppb
2015-03-09	201503100901AM	0.230 ppb
2015-03-09	201503100601AM	0.200 ppb
2015-03-09	201503110210AM	0.350 ppb
2015-03-09	201503100919AM	0.280 ppb
2015-03-10	201503110880AM	0.210 ppb
2015-03-10	201503110874AM	0.180 ppb
2015-03-10	201503120188AM	0.240 ppb
2015-03-10	201503120191AM	0.200 ppb
2015-03-10	201503120234AM	0.130 ppb
2015-03-10	201503110945AM	0.380 ppb
2015-03-10	201503120240AM	0.150 ppb
2015-03-10	201503120185AM	ND
2015-03-10	201503120238AM	0.140 ppb
2015-03-10	201503120242AM	0.450 ppb
2015-03-10	201503110872AM	0.230 ppb
2015-03-10	201503110931AM	0.00140 ppb
2015-03-11	201503130171AM	0.0470 ppb
2015-03-11	201503130153AM	0.0570 ppb
2015-03-11	201503130173AM	0.0370 ppb
2015-03-11	201503120554AM	0.700 ppb
2015-03-11	201503130131AM	0.260 ppb
2015-03-11	201503130148AM	0.760 ppb
2015-03-11	201503130143AM	0.300 ppb
2015-03-11	201503130166AM	0.0650 ppb
2015-03-11	201503130164AM	0.330 ppb
2015-03-12	201503140176AM	0.820 ppb
2015-03-12	201503140204AM	0.400 ppb
2015-03-12	201503140206AM	0.230 ppb
2015-03-12	201503140179AM	0.160 ppb
2015-03-12	201503140187AM	0.340 ppb
2015-03-12	201503130169AM	0.780 ppb
2015-03-12	201503140191AM	0.270 ppb
2015-03-12	201503140202AM	1.80 ppb
2015-03-12	201503140172AM	0.300 ppb
2015-03-12	201503140189AM	0.360 ppb
2015-03-12	201503140197AM	0.370 ppb
2015-03-16	201503170673AM	0.150 ppb
2015-03-16	201503170735AM	0.670 ppb
2015-03-16	201503170561AM	0.0420 ppb
2015-03-16	201503170490AM	0.0460 ppb
2015-03-16	201503170715AM	0.250 ppb
2015-03-16	201503170717AM	0.620 ppb
2015-03-16	201503170675AM	0.540 ppb
2015-03-16	201503170540AM	0.430 ppb
2015-03-16	201503170679AM	0.220 ppb
2015-03-16	201503170719AM	0.760 ppb
2015-03-16	201503170523AM	0.380 ppb
2015-03-17	201503180515AM	0.180 ppb
2015-03-17	201503180830AM	0.470 ppb
2015-03-17	201503180484AM	0.200 ppb
2015-03-17	201503180738AM	0.180 ppb
2015-03-17	201503180528AM	0.280 ppb
2015-03-17	201503180548AM	0.1000 ppb
2015-03-17	201503180446AM	0.0660 ppb
2015-03-17	201503180461AM	0.190 ppb
2015-03-17	201503180467AM	0.130 ppb
2015-03-17	201503180736AM	0.270 ppb
2015-03-17	201503180819AM	0.0640 ppb
2015-03-17	201503180519AM	0.1000 ppb
2015-03-18	201503190491AM	0.0530 ppb
2015-03-18	201503190489AM	0.300 ppb
2015-03-18	201503190562AM	0.240 ppb
2015-03-18	201503190548AM	0.120 ppb
2015-03-18	201503190524AM	0.520 ppb
2015-03-18	201503190508AM	0.0560 ppb
2015-03-24	201503250413AM	0.170 ppb
2015-03-24	201503250532AM	0.0700 ppb
2015-03-30	201503160248AM	0.200 ppb
2015-03-30	201503160246AM	0.0320 ppb
2015-03-30	201503160250AM	0.1000 ppb
2015-03-30	201503160249AM	0.260 ppb