Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

West Slope 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
20130.0145 ppb220.0140 ppb - 0.0150 ppb
20140.0217 ppb660.0120 ppb - 0.0450 ppb
20150.0680 ppb110.0680 ppb
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
2013-12-10201312110646AM0.0140 ppb
2013-12-10201312110545AM0.0150 ppb
2014-03-18201403190620AM0.0120 ppb
2014-03-18201403190833AM0.0450 ppb
2014-06-24201406250201AM0.0150 ppb
2014-06-24201406250160AM0.0160 ppb
2014-09-16201409180285AM0.0210 ppb
2014-09-16201409170771AM0.0210 ppb