Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Woodburn

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.112 ppb660.0947 ppb - 0.124 ppb
20140.115 ppb660.0956 ppb - 0.134 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
2013-12-1810647350090.0947 ppb
2013-12-1810647350110.110 ppb
2013-12-1810647350030.123 ppb
2013-12-1810647350010.124 ppb
2013-12-1810647350050.108 ppb
2013-12-1810647350070.115 ppb
2014-06-0920118410030.0995 ppb
2014-06-0920118410050.118 ppb
2014-06-0920118400030.121 ppb
2014-06-0920118400010.134 ppb
2014-06-0920118400050.0956 ppb
2014-06-0920118410010.121 ppb