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Strontium

Washington Township Mua-schoo

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.

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.0952 ppb32320.0430 ppb - 0.138 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
2015-01-18311122P0.0970 ppb
2015-01-18311126P0.110 ppb
2015-01-18311125P0.0790 ppb
2015-01-19111035P0.110 ppb
2015-01-19311124P0.110 ppb
2015-01-19111036P0.0930 ppb
2015-01-19311119P0.0870 ppb
2015-01-19311123P0.0860 ppb
2015-01-19111039P0.0780 ppb
2015-01-19111034P0.120 ppb
2015-01-19111041P0.0740 ppb
2015-01-19111037P0.0730 ppb
2015-01-19311120P0.0680 ppb
2015-01-19311121P0.120 ppb
2015-01-19111040P0.0590 ppb
2015-01-19111038P0.0430 ppb
2015-07-20314699P0.116 ppb
2015-07-20114608P0.138 ppb
2015-07-20314700P0.104 ppb
2015-07-20114615P0.0799 ppb
2015-07-20314696P0.0775 ppb
2015-07-20114612P0.0518 ppb
2015-07-21314701P0.106 ppb
2015-07-21314697P0.0944 ppb
2015-07-21114611P0.0884 ppb
2015-07-21114614P0.0663 ppb
2015-07-21314694P0.123 ppb
2015-07-21114609P0.137 ppb
2015-07-22114613P0.106 ppb
2015-07-22114610P0.110 ppb
2015-07-22314695P0.111 ppb
2015-07-22314698P0.132 ppb