Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Lincoln City Water District

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
20130.0315 ppb880.0260 ppb - 0.0390 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
2013-01-22201301230235AM0.0280 ppb
2013-01-22201301230243AM0.0330 ppb
2013-04-16201304170598AM0.0260 ppb
2013-04-16201304170600AM0.0390 ppb
2013-07-16201307170639AM0.0380 ppb
2013-07-16201307170333AM0.0310 ppb
2013-10-16201310170128AM0.0290 ppb
2013-10-16201310170102AM0.0280 ppb