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Strontium

Pennsylvania American Royersford

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.331 ppb18180.127 ppb - 0.861 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
2015-03-04284040010.501 ppb
2015-03-04284034010.215 ppb
2015-03-04284036010.204 ppb
2015-03-04284039010.348 ppb
2015-03-09284035010.338 ppb
2015-03-09284038010.861 ppb
2015-03-10284037010.166 ppb
2015-06-10290841010.127 ppb
2015-06-10290840010.175 ppb
2015-09-01301382010.158 ppb
2015-09-01301385010.602 ppb
2015-09-01301384010.444 ppb
2015-09-01301379010.227 ppb
2015-09-01301381010.229 ppb
2015-09-10301380010.351 ppb
2015-09-16301383010.662 ppb
2015-12-02307940010.163 ppb
2015-12-02307939010.185 ppb