Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Beaverton

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0374 ppb10100.0299 ppb - 0.0503 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-01-16WA97-SE1-13-00889-20830.0340 ppb
2013-01-1613-00886-20480.0325 ppb
2013-01-16WA97-SE1-13-00890-20840.0503 ppb
2013-04-02WA97-SE2-13-05237-124380.0430 ppb
2013-04-02WA97-SE2-13-05236-124370.0430 ppb
2013-07-09WA97-SE3-13-12108-274900.0337 ppb
2013-07-09WA97-SE2-13-12108-274880.0417 ppb
2013-07-09WA97-SE3-13-12108-274890.0299 ppb
2013-10-08WA97-SE4-13-19308-438630.0314 ppb
2013-10-08WA97-SE4-13-19308-438620.0344 ppb