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Strontium

Klamath Falls Water Department

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.

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0778 ppb28280.0462 ppb - 0.162 ppb
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
2014-05-2014E0922-05A0.0660 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-17A0.0952 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-27A0.122 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-23A0.0472 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-15A0.0496 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-07A0.0606 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-19A0.0558 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-25A0.126 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-21A0.0547 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-03A0.0973 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-01A0.0704 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-13A0.0784 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-09A0.0470 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-11A0.162 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-17A0.0964 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-19A0.0573 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-13A0.0770 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-27A0.0780 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-25A0.143 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-15A0.0463 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-23A0.0462 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-21A0.0589 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-03A0.0961 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-05A0.0518 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-01A0.0462 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-09A0.0468 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-11A0.142 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-07A0.0589 ppb