Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Redmond Water 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.

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0553 ppb28280.0120 ppb - 0.140 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
2014-03-18201403190609AM0.0420 ppb
2014-03-18201403190605AM0.0120 ppb
2014-03-18201403190846AM0.120 ppb
2014-03-18201403190601AM0.0400 ppb
2014-03-18201403190626AM0.140 ppb
2014-03-18201403190603AM0.0360 ppb
2014-03-18201403190616AM0.0420 ppb
2014-03-18201403190618AM0.0400 ppb
2014-03-19201403200257AM0.110 ppb
2014-03-19201403200285AM0.0440 ppb
2014-03-19201403200279AM0.0300 ppb
2014-03-19201403200411AM0.0340 ppb
2014-03-19201403200223AM0.0420 ppb
2014-03-19201403200414AM0.0400 ppb
2014-09-10201409110810AM0.0840 ppb
2014-09-10201409110901AM0.0430 ppb
2014-09-10201409110583AM0.130 ppb
2014-09-10201409110753AM0.0980 ppb
2014-09-10201409110840AM0.0350 ppb
2014-09-10201409110825AM0.0490 ppb
2014-09-15201409160629AM0.0410 ppb
2014-09-15201409160591AM0.0310 ppb
2014-09-15201409160635AM0.0520 ppb
2014-09-15201409160405AM0.0440 ppb
2014-09-23201409240408AM0.0440 ppb
2014-09-23201409240410AM0.0550 ppb
2014-10-20201410210247AM0.0330 ppb
2014-10-20201410210088AM0.0360 ppb