Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Ringwood Water Department

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.102 ppb16160.0442 ppb - 0.193 ppb
20140.0748 ppb440.0630 ppb - 0.0960 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
2013-01-22300305P0.0603 ppb
2013-01-22100227P0.0608 ppb
2013-01-22100225Q0.0615 ppb
2013-01-22300306P0.114 ppb
2013-01-22100228P0.167 ppb
2013-01-22100226P0.192 ppb
2013-04-22101054P0.0505 ppb
2013-04-22300988P0.110 ppb
2013-07-24101652P0.0445 ppb
2013-07-24101654P0.0452 ppb
2013-07-24101653P0.193 ppb
2013-09-04302016R0.0442 ppb
2013-09-04302015R0.165 ppb
2013-09-04102014R0.175 ppb
2013-11-04102538Q0.0470 ppb
2013-11-04302472P0.0990 ppb