Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Rockwood People's Utilities Department

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
20140.0160 ppb660.01000 ppb - 0.0260 ppb
20150.0126 ppb220.0124 ppb - 0.0127 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
2014-06-14WA97-SE1-14-11083-265170.0130 ppb
2014-06-16WA97-SE1-14-11083-265180.0120 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17951-410490.0230 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17951-410500.0260 ppb
2014-12-08WA97-SE3-14-23942-541990.0120 ppb
2014-12-08WA97-SE3-14-23942-541980.01000 ppb
2015-03-18WA97-SE4-15-05039-116130.0124 ppb
2015-03-18WA97-SE4-15-05039-116140.0127 ppb