Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Ely Municipal 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.230 ppb770.160 ppb - 0.420 ppb
20140.160 ppb110.160 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
2013-02-27300513P0.210 ppb
2013-02-27100397Q0.230 ppb
2013-10-23101943P0.160 ppb
2013-10-23101945P0.170 ppb
2013-10-23301841P0.200 ppb
2013-10-23101947P0.220 ppb
2013-10-23101944P0.420 ppb
2014-03-12102902R0.160 ppb