Strontium

South Huntington 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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2013	0.0292 ppb	7	7	0.00450 ppb - 0.0820 ppb
2014	0.0176 ppb	9	9	0.00390 ppb - 0.0517 ppb
2015	0.0295 ppb	8	8	0.00290 ppb - 0.0930 ppb
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	0	N/A
2019	N/A	0	0	N/A

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
2013-11-18	201311190210AM	0.00590 ppb
2013-11-18	201311190212AM	0.00450 ppb
2013-11-19	201311210970AM	0.0170 ppb
2013-11-19	201311220114AM	0.0310 ppb
2013-11-19	201311220116AM	0.0190 ppb
2013-11-20	201311210960AM	0.0820 ppb
2013-11-20	201311210962AM	0.0450 ppb
2014-04-15	35134479001AM	0.00810 ppb
2014-05-12	35138413003AM	0.0157 ppb
2014-05-12	35138413005AM	0.00390 ppb
2014-05-12	35138413001AM	0.00600 ppb
2014-05-14	35138413011AM	0.0301 ppb
2014-05-14	35138413009AM	0.0517 ppb
2014-05-14	35138413007AM	0.0242 ppb
2014-05-16	35138768005AM	0.00620 ppb
2014-12-18	35168826001AM	0.0122 ppb
2015-01-23	35173213003AM	0.0333 ppb
2015-01-23	35173213001AM	0.00290 ppb
2015-01-26	35173213005AM	0.00670 ppb
2015-04-23	35185521001AM	0.0930 ppb
2015-07-27	35200783003AM	0.00660 ppb
2015-07-27	35200783001AM	0.0317 ppb
2015-07-27	35200781001AM	0.00370 ppb
2015-10-21	35213424001AM	0.0579 ppb