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Strontium

Clackamas River Water - Clairmont

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0370 ppb330.0356 ppb - 0.0384 ppb
20140.0263 ppb440.0244 ppb - 0.0280 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
2013-07-08WA97-SE1-13-12096-274580.0384 ppb
2013-10-22WA97-SE2-13-20264-460080.0356 ppb
2013-10-22WA97-SE2-13-20264-460070.0369 ppb
2014-01-27WA97-SE3-14-01509-38070.0270 ppb
2014-01-27WA97-SE3-14-01509-38060.0280 ppb
2014-04-29WA97-SE4-14-07609-183410.0244 ppb
2014-04-29WA97-SE4-14-07609-183400.0258 ppb