Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Metropolitan Utilities District

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.286 ppb17170.210 ppb - 0.330 ppb
20140.320 ppb550.280 ppb - 0.380 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
2013-04-15201304160143AM0.300 ppb
2013-04-15201304160060AM0.300 ppb
2013-04-15201304160185AM0.320 ppb
2013-04-15201304160183AM0.320 ppb
2013-04-15201304160172AM0.330 ppb
2013-04-15201304160170AM0.320 ppb
2013-07-09201307100906AM0.300 ppb
2013-07-09201307100951AM0.310 ppb
2013-07-30201307310287AM0.280 ppb
2013-07-30201307310226AM0.320 ppb
2013-07-30201307310265AM0.320 ppb
2013-10-15201310160278AM0.220 ppb
2013-10-15201310160265AM0.210 ppb
2013-10-15201310160204AM0.320 ppb
2013-10-15201310160234AM0.210 ppb
2013-10-15201310160242AM0.270 ppb
2013-10-15201310160248AM0.220 ppb
2014-01-07201401080369AM0.290 ppb
2014-01-07201401080408AM0.380 ppb
2014-01-07201401080359AM0.300 ppb
2014-01-07201401080406AM0.350 ppb
2014-01-07201401080410AM0.280 ppb