Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Salem Public Works

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
20130.0228 ppb880.0200 ppb - 0.0240 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-01-22201301230231AM0.0210 ppb
2013-01-22201301230229AM0.0240 ppb
2013-04-22201304230046AM0.0200 ppb
2013-04-22201304230043AM0.0230 ppb
2013-07-17201307180758AM0.0240 ppb
2013-07-17201307180699AM0.0230 ppb
2013-10-21201310220169AM0.0230 ppb
2013-10-21201310220230AM0.0240 ppb