Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Coos Bay North Bend Water Board

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
20140.0389 ppb440.0370 ppb - 0.0400 ppb
20150.0300 ppb440.0270 ppb - 0.0360 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
2014-08-04WA97-SE1-14-14529-337200.0370 ppb
2014-08-04WA97-SE1-14-14529-337210.0390 ppb
2014-11-04WA97-SE2-14-21960-497140.0400 ppb
2014-11-04WA97-SE2-14-21960-497130.0395 ppb
2015-02-10WA97-SE3-15-02610-61480.0360 ppb
2015-02-10WA97-SE3-15-02610-61470.0300 ppb
2015-05-12WA97-SE4-15-09366-213380.0270 ppb
2015-05-12WA97-SE4-15-09366-213370.0270 ppb