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Strontium

City of Milwaukie

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
20130.0931 ppb16160.0610 ppb - 0.130 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
2013-04-22A3D0491-07A0.110 ppb
2013-04-22A3D0491-13A0.1000 ppb
2013-04-22A3D0491-05A0.0890 ppb
2013-04-22A3D0491-11A0.0810 ppb
2013-04-22A3D0491-09A0.0640 ppb
2013-04-22A3D0491-15A0.1000 ppb
2013-04-22A3D0491-03A0.0780 ppb
2013-04-22A3D0491-01A0.0610 ppb
2013-10-16A3I1287-08A0.130 ppb
2013-10-16A3I1287-10A0.0790 ppb
2013-10-16A3I1287-12A0.0980 ppb
2013-10-16A3I1287-14A0.0980 ppb
2013-10-16A3I1287-16A0.130 ppb
2013-10-16A3I1287-01A0.0800 ppb
2013-10-16A3I1287-04A0.0960 ppb
2013-10-16A3I1287-06A0.0960 ppb