Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Corvallis

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
20130.0301 ppb16160.0230 ppb - 0.0400 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
2013-03-13201303140537AM0.0240 ppb
2013-03-13201303140539AM0.0340 ppb
2013-03-13201303140541AM0.0240 ppb
2013-03-13201303140543AM0.0360 ppb
2013-06-12201306130185AM0.0240 ppb
2013-06-12201306130103AM0.0300 ppb
2013-06-12201306130089AM0.0290 ppb
2013-06-12201306130091AM0.0250 ppb
2013-09-18201309200096AM0.0320 ppb
2013-09-18201309190424AM0.0360 ppb
2013-09-18201309190413AM0.0380 ppb
2013-09-18201309200101AM0.0330 ppb
2013-12-19201312200116AM0.0310 ppb
2013-12-19201312200083AM0.0230 ppb
2013-12-19201312200109AM0.0400 ppb
2013-12-19201312200093AM0.0230 ppb