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Strontium

Pennsylvania American Water Company Yardley

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.226 ppb770.0722 ppb - 0.666 ppb
20150.219 ppb770.0575 ppb - 0.717 ppb
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
2014-07-14260978010.0745 ppb
2014-07-15260977010.343 ppb
2014-07-15260975010.250 ppb
2014-07-15260974010.666 ppb
2014-07-15260976010.0722 ppb
2014-10-09270925010.0876 ppb
2014-10-09270926010.0883 ppb
2015-01-08278803010.197 ppb
2015-01-08278806010.0675 ppb
2015-01-09278805010.357 ppb
2015-01-09278802010.717 ppb
2015-01-09278804010.0685 ppb
2015-04-06285556010.0575 ppb
2015-04-06285555010.0706 ppb