Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Aqua Pa Bristol

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
20130.107 ppb440.0620 ppb - 0.153 ppb
20140.104 ppb880.0660 ppb - 0.136 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
2013-12-20AE184560.0620 ppb
2013-12-20AE184520.130 ppb
2013-12-20AE184540.0820 ppb
2013-12-20AE184620.153 ppb
2014-03-21AE270140.0750 ppb
2014-03-21AE270060.110 ppb
2014-06-20AE369320.104 ppb
2014-06-20AE369080.134 ppb
2014-06-20AE369100.136 ppb
2014-06-20AE369140.0660 ppb
2014-08-27AE462790.0880 ppb
2014-08-28AE463680.118 ppb