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Strontium

Sunrise Water Authority

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.

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0604 ppb11110.0173 ppb - 0.150 ppb
20140.0563 ppb19190.0224 ppb - 0.184 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
2013-10-2810563820160.0797 ppb
2013-10-2810563820100.150 ppb
2013-10-2810563820010.0809 ppb
2013-10-2810563820040.0969 ppb
2013-10-2810563820070.0173 ppb
2013-10-2810563820130.0519 ppb
2013-10-2910563820290.0361 ppb
2013-10-2910563820270.0408 ppb
2013-10-2910563820190.0315 ppb
2013-10-2910563820220.0425 ppb
2013-10-2910563820240.0363 ppb
2014-01-2110686250010.0331 ppb
2014-01-2110686250070.0366 ppb
2014-01-2110686250090.0346 ppb
2014-01-2110686250040.0310 ppb
2014-04-2820043700180.0350 ppb
2014-04-2820043700250.108 ppb
2014-04-2820043700230.0332 ppb
2014-04-2820043700210.0370 ppb
2014-04-2820043700150.0315 ppb
2014-04-2820043700270.0603 ppb
2014-04-2920043700100.0411 ppb
2014-04-2920043700040.0224 ppb
2014-04-2920043700010.0924 ppb
2014-04-2920043700120.104 ppb
2014-04-2920043700070.184 ppb
2014-07-2820208590080.0442 ppb
2014-07-2820208590050.0489 ppb
2014-07-2820208590010.0461 ppb
2014-07-2820208590030.0455 ppb