Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Springfield Utility Board

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0603 ppb20200.0300 ppb - 0.150 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
2013-06-263F27042-02A0.0690 ppb
2013-06-263F27042-01A0.150 ppb
2013-06-263F27042-07A0.0560 ppb
2013-06-263F27042-06A0.0500 ppb
2013-06-263F27042-04A0.0760 ppb
2013-06-263F27042-03A0.0380 ppb
2013-07-153G16001-01A0.0350 ppb
2013-07-153G16001-03A0.0360 ppb
2013-09-243I25044-05A0.0300 ppb
2013-09-243I25044-09A0.0420 ppb
2013-09-243I25044-01A0.0480 ppb
2013-09-243I25044-03A0.0440 ppb
2013-09-243I25044-07A0.0330 ppb
2013-09-243I25044-11A0.0430 ppb
2013-12-173L19023-03A0.0710 ppb
2013-12-173L19023-11A0.0470 ppb
2013-12-173L19023-07A0.0730 ppb
2013-12-173L19023-01A0.0580 ppb
2013-12-173L19023-09A0.140 ppb
2013-12-173L19023-05A0.0670 ppb