Strontium

Dix Hills Water District

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
2014	0.0323 ppb	11	11	0.00510 ppb - 0.106 ppb
2015	0.0372 ppb	11	11	0.00220 ppb - 0.0999 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
2014-10-21	35160717009AM	0.0680 ppb
2014-10-21	35160717007AM	0.00920 ppb
2014-10-22	35160717005AM	0.0256 ppb
2014-10-22	35160717003AM	0.0626 ppb
2014-10-22	35160717001AM	0.0375 ppb
2014-11-20	35165595003AM	0.0102 ppb
2014-11-20	35165595005AM	0.106 ppb
2014-11-20	35165595001AM	0.00510 ppb
2014-11-24	35166200001AM	0.00520 ppb
2014-11-24	35166200005AM	0.00800 ppb
2014-11-24	35166200003AM	0.0174 ppb
2015-04-29	35186308005AM	0.0976 ppb
2015-04-29	35186308003AM	0.0287 ppb
2015-04-29	35186308001AM	0.0410 ppb
2015-04-30	35186831001AM	0.0222 ppb
2015-04-30	35186831003AM	0.0447 ppb
2015-05-26	35191399001AM	0.00580 ppb
2015-05-27	35191399005AM	0.00220 ppb
2015-05-27	35191399003AM	0.0138 ppb
2015-05-28	35191568003AM	0.00610 ppb
2015-05-28	35191568001AM	0.0467 ppb
2015-05-29	35191399007AM	0.0999 ppb