Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Dickinson

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.315 ppb220.310 ppb - 0.320 ppb
20150.303 ppb660.300 ppb - 0.310 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
2014-12-1531557820.310 ppb
2014-12-1531557860.320 ppb
2015-03-1032026920.300 ppb
2015-03-1032027070.300 ppb
2015-06-0932581290.300 ppb
2015-06-0932581190.300 ppb
2015-09-1433214550.310 ppb
2015-09-1433214430.310 ppb