Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Mount Kisco 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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.105 ppb12120.0710 ppb - 0.210 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
2014-03-11105945P0.0710 ppb
2014-03-11305863P0.0730 ppb
2014-03-11305862P0.0760 ppb
2014-03-11105946P0.210 ppb
2014-06-09107617F0.0750 ppb
2014-06-09307694P0.0880 ppb
2014-09-17109092P0.0750 ppb
2014-09-17309161P0.0950 ppb
2014-09-17309162P0.120 ppb
2014-09-17109093P0.210 ppb
2014-12-10110736P0.0770 ppb
2014-12-10310811P0.0890 ppb