Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.520 ppb18180.350 ppb - 0.690 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
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
2013-01-28702904-81330.503 ppb
2013-01-28702909-81330.490 ppb
2013-01-28702925-81330.491 ppb
2013-01-28702911-81330.455 ppb
2013-01-28702927-81330.350 ppb
2013-01-28702915-81330.490 ppb
2013-01-28702913-81330.610 ppb
2013-01-28702929-81330.659 ppb
2013-04-02712432-89050.690 ppb
2013-07-29733848-93970.686 ppb
2013-07-29733828-93940.565 ppb
2013-07-29733838-93940.454 ppb
2013-07-29733824-93940.495 ppb
2013-07-29733826-93940.356 ppb
2013-07-29733836-93940.508 ppb
2013-07-29733844-93970.484 ppb
2013-07-29733830-93940.497 ppb
2013-08-20739205-95910.579 ppb