Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Upper Southampton Mun Authority

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
20140.166 ppb20200.0899 ppb - 0.340 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
2014-02-12770500-107600.109 ppb
2014-02-12770508-107600.187 ppb
2014-02-12770510-107600.183 ppb
2014-02-12770506-107600.221 ppb
2014-02-12770504-107600.333 ppb
2014-02-12770456-107600.140 ppb
2014-02-12770502-107600.105 ppb
2014-02-12770458-107600.146 ppb
2014-05-12785217-113700.0952 ppb
2014-05-12785219-113700.0899 ppb
2014-08-11809669-120980.156 ppb
2014-08-11809673-120980.105 ppb
2014-08-11809640-120980.225 ppb
2014-08-11809675-120980.104 ppb
2014-08-11809693-120980.200 ppb
2014-08-11809638-120980.239 ppb
2014-08-11809691-120980.340 ppb
2014-08-11809671-120980.145 ppb
2014-11-19832523-129790.0988 ppb
2014-11-19832521-129790.101 ppb