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Strontium

Hartington, City 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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.630 ppb10100.540 ppb - 0.752 ppb
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
2014-03-24105933P0.540 ppb
2014-03-24105934P0.580 ppb
2014-03-24105935P0.590 ppb
2014-03-24305858P0.600 ppb
2014-03-24105932P0.610 ppb
2014-09-24109079P0.590 ppb
2014-09-24109080P0.643 ppb
2014-09-24309156P0.680 ppb
2014-09-24109078P0.712 ppb
2014-09-24109081P0.752 ppb