Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Grants Pass

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
20140.0725 ppb440.0620 ppb - 0.0830 ppb
20150.0823 ppb440.0730 ppb - 0.0890 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
2014-07-17201407180246AM0.0670 ppb
2014-07-17201407180244AM0.0620 ppb
2014-10-21201410220134AM0.0830 ppb
2014-11-19201411200309AM0.0780 ppb
2015-01-12201501130512AM0.0730 ppb
2015-01-12201501130705AM0.0800 ppb
2015-04-13201504140764AM0.0890 ppb
2015-04-13201504140642AM0.0870 ppb