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Strontium

New York American Water - Lynbrook

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.

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188

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20149.13 ppb44440.0140 ppb - 400.0 ppb
20150.0243 ppb117ND - 0.0559 ppb
2016ND320ND
2017ND320ND
2018ND290ND
2019ND400ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-05-05256662010.0570 ppb
2014-05-05256640010.0182 ppb
2014-05-06256632010.0265 ppb
2014-05-06256656010.0574 ppb
2014-05-06256616010.0319 ppb
2014-05-07256661010.0731 ppb
2014-05-07256614010.0531 ppb
2014-05-07256644010.0491 ppb
2014-05-12256652010.0598 ppb
2014-05-12256642010.0490 ppb
2014-05-13256646010.0322 ppb
2014-05-13256613010.0355 ppb
2014-05-14256626010.0302 ppb
2014-05-14256615010.0326 ppb
2014-05-14256636010.0343 ppb
2014-05-19256617010.0223 ppb
2014-05-19256624010.0209 ppb
2014-05-20256664010.0410 ppb
2014-05-20256638010.0320 ppb
2014-05-22256634010.0485 ppb
2014-06-1125932401-SEC400.0 ppb
2014-06-18256630010.0206 ppb
2014-06-18256628010.0451 ppb
2014-06-18256648010.0474 ppb
2014-06-30256658010.0351 ppb
2014-06-30256654010.0339 ppb
2014-11-06275426010.0638 ppb
2014-11-07275385010.0554 ppb
2014-11-07275387010.0318 ppb
2014-11-07275432010.0554 ppb
2014-11-07275402010.0202 ppb
2014-11-12275431010.0734 ppb
2014-11-13275412010.0456 ppb
2014-11-13275422010.0564 ppb
2014-11-13275384010.0407 ppb
2014-11-14275424010.0286 ppb
2014-11-14275408010.0352 ppb
2014-11-20275398010.0376 ppb
2014-11-21275396010.0140 ppb
2014-11-21275416010.0656 ppb
2014-12-0231596720.0460 ppb
2014-12-0331596680.0480 ppb
2014-12-0331596740.0260 ppb
2014-12-04275460010.0241 ppb
2015-08-10299329010.0327 ppb
2015-08-10299328010.0559 ppb
2015-08-1929935801ND
2015-08-1929936101 PRIND
2015-09-11303779010.0287 ppb
2015-09-14303781010.0354 ppb
2015-10-09275418010.0451 ppb
2015-11-09306823ND
2015-11-13307804010.0411 ppb
2015-12-14308869010.0288 ppb
2015-12-16306826 PRIND
2016-01-2131140901ND
2016-01-2131140501 PRIND
2016-02-2331316101 PRIND
2016-02-2331315401ND
2016-02-2331316401 PRIND
2016-02-2331315801 PRIND
2016-02-261602J56-001 PRIND
2016-03-3031554101 PRIND
2016-03-3031555301ND
2016-03-3131555901 PRIND
2016-03-3131555601 PRIND
2016-04-2831785801 PRIND
2016-04-2831786401 PRIND
2016-05-3132044301 PRIND
2016-05-3132044801 PRIND
2016-06-1532436301 PRIND
2016-06-1532436601 PRIND
2016-06-2232044501 PRIND
2016-07-2132783201ND
2016-07-2132784401 PRIND
2016-07-2132783801 PRIND
2016-08-3133045301ND
2016-08-31330450 PRIND
2016-08-3132784801 PRIND
2016-08-3133044301 PRIND
2016-09-2633045601 PRIND
2016-09-2633322701 PRIND
2016-09-2633323001ND
2016-09-2633323301 PRIND
2016-09-2633321501 PRIND
2016-11-1433592501 PRIND
2016-11-1433593101 PRIND
2017-01-3134387701-PRIND
2017-01-3134388301-PRIND
2017-02-0234388901-PRIND
2017-02-0234389301-PRIND
2017-03-3034959901-PRIND
2017-03-3034959001-PRIND
2017-03-3034960201-PRIND
2017-03-3034959601-PRIND
2017-04-1135264501-PRIND
2017-04-1135263801-PRIND
2017-06-1335952501-PRIND
2017-06-1335951901-PRIND
2017-07-3136393601-PRIND
2017-07-3136393201-PRIND
2017-07-3136394401-PRIND
2017-07-3136394001-PRIND
2017-08-2436786201-PRIND
2017-08-2436785601-PRIND
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2018-12-0342043301-PRIND
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2019-02-2142954801-PRIND
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2019-04-2943355601ND
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2019-06-1143362301ND
2019-06-1343358701ND
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2019-09-1946310201-PRIND
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2019-10-0746963201-PRIND
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2019-11-1346963001-PRIND
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2019-12-1947625401-PRIND