Strontium

City of West Fargo

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	0.520 ppb	18	18	0.350 ppb - 0.690 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
2013-01-28	702904-8133	0.503 ppb
2013-01-28	702909-8133	0.490 ppb
2013-01-28	702925-8133	0.491 ppb
2013-01-28	702911-8133	0.455 ppb
2013-01-28	702927-8133	0.350 ppb
2013-01-28	702915-8133	0.490 ppb
2013-01-28	702913-8133	0.610 ppb
2013-01-28	702929-8133	0.659 ppb
2013-04-02	712432-8905	0.690 ppb
2013-07-29	733848-9397	0.686 ppb
2013-07-29	733828-9394	0.565 ppb
2013-07-29	733838-9394	0.454 ppb
2013-07-29	733824-9394	0.495 ppb
2013-07-29	733826-9394	0.356 ppb
2013-07-29	733836-9394	0.508 ppb
2013-07-29	733844-9397	0.484 ppb
2013-07-29	733830-9394	0.497 ppb
2013-08-20	739205-9591	0.579 ppb