Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Troutdale

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0729 ppb16160.0510 ppb - 0.120 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
2013-04-24A3D1242-01A0.0600 ppb
2013-04-24A3D1242-11A0.0600 ppb
2013-04-24A3D1242-09A0.0590 ppb
2013-04-24A3D1242-15A0.0680 ppb
2013-04-24A3D1242-13A0.110 ppb
2013-04-24A3D1242-05A0.120 ppb
2013-04-24A3D1242-07A0.0640 ppb
2013-04-24A3D1242-03A0.0560 ppb
2013-10-23A3I2115-08A0.0570 ppb
2013-10-23A3I2115-06A0.0510 ppb
2013-10-23A3I2115-12A0.110 ppb
2013-10-23A3I2115-14A0.0560 ppb
2013-10-23A3I2115-16A0.0570 ppb
2013-10-23A3I2115-10A0.0660 ppb
2013-10-23A3I2115-01A0.0620 ppb
2013-10-23A3I2115-04A0.110 ppb