Strontium

Bertie County Regional Water

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	0.0515 ppb	30	30	0.00540 ppb - 0.370 ppb
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
2014-03-11	2990339	0.00870 ppb
2014-03-11	2990306	0.00750 ppb
2014-03-11	2990284	0.00740 ppb
2014-03-11	2990327	0.00830 ppb
2014-03-17	2993518	0.00630 ppb
2014-03-17	2993464	0.00820 ppb
2014-03-17	2993717	0.00970 ppb
2014-03-18	2993843	0.370 ppb
2014-03-18	2993442	0.0830 ppb
2014-03-18	2993834	0.0850 ppb
2014-03-18	2993787	0.0220 ppb
2014-03-19	2994643	0.0400 ppb
2014-03-19	2994869	0.120 ppb
2014-03-19	2994701	0.00970 ppb
2014-03-19	2994697	0.1000 ppb
2014-09-17	3106683	0.00810 ppb
2014-09-17	3106732	0.00770 ppb
2014-09-17	3106405	0.00730 ppb
2014-09-17	3106687	0.0130 ppb
2014-09-17	3106736	0.0130 ppb
2014-09-17	3106411	0.00760 ppb
2014-09-18	3107491	0.00540 ppb
2014-09-18	3107533	0.0370 ppb
2014-09-18	3107792	0.0800 ppb
2014-09-18	3107913	0.0130 ppb
2014-09-18	3107749	0.120 ppb
2014-09-18	3107514	0.00740 ppb
2014-09-18	3107503	0.01000 ppb
2014-09-18	3107542	0.320 ppb
2014-09-18	3107552	0.00860 ppb