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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Strontium

City of Edmond - Arcadia Lake

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.

 

87

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
20150.593 ppb87870.0487 ppb - 1.47 ppb
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/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
2015-01-065A06096-010.261 ppb
2015-01-065A06096-130.814 ppb
2015-01-065A06096-100.791 ppb
2015-01-065A06096-070.263 ppb
2015-01-065A06096-190.0487 ppb
2015-01-065A06096-161.15 ppb
2015-01-065A06096-340.323 ppb
2015-01-065A06096-281.01 ppb
2015-01-065A06096-240.832 ppb
2015-01-065A06096-260.352 ppb
2015-01-065A06096-300.268 ppb
2015-01-065A06096-220.456 ppb
2015-01-065A06096-321.14 ppb
2015-01-065A06096-040.976 ppb
2015-01-075A07111-070.319 ppb
2015-01-075A07111-191.03 ppb
2015-01-075A07111-040.328 ppb
2015-01-075A07111-131.04 ppb
2015-01-075A07111-011.06 ppb
2015-01-075A07111-100.342 ppb
2015-01-075A07111-150.251 ppb
2015-01-205A20067-130.253 ppb
2015-01-205A20067-010.411 ppb
2015-01-205A20067-040.333 ppb
2015-01-205A20067-220.318 ppb
2015-01-205A20067-200.276 ppb
2015-01-205A20067-290.268 ppb
2015-01-205A20067-180.256 ppb
2015-01-205A20067-160.356 ppb
2015-01-205A20067-07A0.845 ppb
2015-01-205A20067-100.307 ppb
2015-01-205A20067-261.27 ppb
2015-01-215A21114-140.297 ppb
2015-01-215A21114-110.197 ppb
2015-01-215A21114-010.273 ppb
2015-01-215A21114-050.458 ppb
2015-01-215A21114-200.416 ppb
2015-01-215A21114-160.934 ppb
2015-01-215A21114-080.750 ppb
2015-01-215A21114-180.513 ppb
2015-02-045B04085-030.788 ppb
2015-02-045B04085-010.451 ppb
2015-04-065D06081-040.232 ppb
2015-07-075G07128-210.751 ppb
2015-07-075G07128-041.11 ppb
2015-07-075G07128-071.17 ppb
2015-07-075G07128-250.237 ppb
2015-07-075G07128-291.46 ppb
2015-07-075G07128-270.245 ppb
2015-07-075G07128-130.242 ppb
2015-07-075G07128-100.265 ppb
2015-07-075G07128-190.244 ppb
2015-07-075G07128-010.263 ppb
2015-07-075G07128-160.808 ppb
2015-07-085G08117-100.264 ppb
2015-07-085G08117-010.947 ppb
2015-07-085G08117-201.18 ppb
2015-07-085G08117-040.341 ppb
2015-07-085G08117-220.731 ppb
2015-07-215G21110-100.605 ppb
2015-07-215G21110-070.634 ppb
2015-07-215G21110-010.958 ppb
2015-07-215G21110-250.290 ppb
2015-07-215G21110-210.330 ppb
2015-07-215G21110-230.512 ppb
2015-07-215G21110-290.419 ppb
2015-07-215G21110-040.399 ppb
2015-07-215G21110-190.577 ppb
2015-07-215G21110-130.315 ppb
2015-07-215G21110-270.786 ppb
2015-07-215G21110-160.572 ppb
2015-07-225G22110-011.36 ppb
2015-07-225G22110-130.286 ppb
2015-07-225G22110-170.558 ppb
2015-07-225G22110-150.540 ppb
2015-07-225G22110-190.447 ppb
2015-07-225G22110-041.47 ppb
2015-07-225G22110-100.485 ppb
2015-07-225G22110-070.846 ppb
2015-07-245G27002-090.936 ppb
2015-07-245G27002-070.681 ppb
2015-07-245G27002-110.712 ppb
2015-07-245G27002-011.19 ppb
2015-07-245G27002-050.543 ppb
2015-07-245G27002-031.17 ppb
2015-10-065J06092-040.229 ppb
2015-10-065J06092-010.222 ppb