Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Albany

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0255 ppb12120.0210 ppb - 0.0300 ppb
20140.0285 ppb440.0260 ppb - 0.0330 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
2013-04-10201304110548AM0.0280 ppb
2013-04-10201304110550AM0.0280 ppb
2013-04-10201304110641AM0.0210 ppb
2013-04-10201304110494AM0.0220 ppb
2013-07-22201307250128AM0.0230 ppb
2013-07-23201307250124AM0.0270 ppb
2013-07-23201307250122AM0.0260 ppb
2013-07-23201307250159AM0.0290 ppb
2013-10-28201310300100AM0.0220 ppb
2013-10-28201310300096AM0.0230 ppb
2013-10-28201310300070AM0.0300 ppb
2013-10-28201310300033AM0.0270 ppb
2014-01-21201401230141AM0.0280 ppb
2014-01-21201401230133AM0.0330 ppb
2014-01-21201401230200AM0.0270 ppb
2014-01-21201401230152AM0.0260 ppb