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Strontium

Clackamas River Water - Clackamas

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0303 ppb220.0260 ppb - 0.0345 ppb
20150.0407 ppb660.0349 ppb - 0.0475 ppb
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
2014-11-24WA97-SE1-14-23136-524530.0260 ppb
2014-11-24WA97-SE1-14-23136-524540.0345 ppb
2015-02-23WA97-SE2-15-03429-78680.0349 ppb
2015-02-23WA97-SE2-15-03429-78670.0378 ppb
2015-05-19WA97-SE3-15-09949-226760.0390 ppb
2015-05-19WA97-SE3-15-09949-226750.0390 ppb
2015-08-24WA97-SE4-15-17918-398000.0457 ppb
2015-08-24WA97-SE4-15-17918-397990.0475 ppb