Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Williston

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
20140.393 ppb660.280 ppb - 0.560 ppb
20150.325 ppb220.320 ppb - 0.330 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
2014-05-19B4E1840-010.420 ppb
2014-05-19B4E1840-030.380 ppb
2014-08-19B4H2042-030.280 ppb
2014-08-19B4H2042-010.340 ppb
2014-11-17B4K1649-030.380 ppb
2014-11-17B4K1649-010.560 ppb
2015-02-17B5B1964-030.320 ppb
2015-02-17B5B1964-010.330 ppb