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Strontium

Nashville, Town of

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.0875 ppb12120.0330 ppb - 0.190 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
2015-02-09112196P0.0330 ppb
2015-02-09112194P0.0410 ppb
2015-02-09312274P0.0410 ppb
2015-02-09312276P0.0410 ppb
2015-02-09312277P0.0460 ppb
2015-02-09112197P0.0470 ppb
2015-02-09112195P0.0950 ppb
2015-02-09312275P0.0960 ppb
2015-02-09312278P0.110 ppb
2015-02-09112198P0.120 ppb
2015-02-09112199P0.190 ppb
2015-02-09312279P0.190 ppb