Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Phoenixville Water Dept

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.170 ppb660.120 ppb - 0.226 ppb
20140.150 ppb220.134 ppb - 0.166 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
2013-06-1110318130010.161 ppb
2013-06-1110318130030.120 ppb
2013-09-0910469290030.226 ppb
2013-09-0910469290010.224 ppb
2013-12-0910625780030.143 ppb
2013-12-0910625780010.145 ppb
2014-03-1310759840010.166 ppb
2014-03-1310759840030.134 ppb